Interview Dr. Salete Valente
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Dr. Salete Valente, pulmonologist at ULS Cova da Beira, was one of the moderators of the “Round Table: Toxicities in the new era of treatment”, a session where the challenges and solutions for dealing with toxicity associated with treatments were discussed of lung cancer.
“Toxicities are very common in our clinical practice, making it essential to recognize them early in order to know how to treat them in the best possible way”, explains the specialist, who also highlights the importance of multidisciplinary discussion on “adverse effects, since these are encompassing across multiple bodies.”
Regarding radiotherapy treatments, the pulmonologist comments that the dose is “a factor that may have implications for the possibility of adverse effects, namely radicular pneumonitis, which is the one that generates the most concern”.