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Re: Wart Removal



>From: HARRY F PALMER 
>Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2000 14:50:57 EST
>
>There is a 1990 reference "Radiation Therapy of Benign Disease" by Order
>& donaldson  (Springer-Verlag publishers).
>On p.139  it says" In regard to plantars warts.., there is evidence in
>the literature of significant response if the radiaiton dose is safely
>tailored. ...If all reasonable modalities have been utilized in the
>treatment of viral warts, with appreciation of the risk benefit ratio,
>there may be instances where radiation would be appropriate. One should
>realize,however, there is a 30-65% incidence of spontaneous remission..."
>
>I remember many plantar warts being treated up to 10 years ago. I don't
>remember warts on other parts of the body being treated. The reference is
>also 10 years old1990.
>
>There may be developments of other therapies offerring less risk since
>then which account for my not seeing any such cases for the last 10
>years. 
>
>The book goes into detail as to dose and fractionation schemes that were
>used.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Aloha,
>
>Harry Palmer
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