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Alcohol and Radiation Treatment

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 12, 2025 | Replies (31)

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Thanks everyone for your input. I have had no alcohol since knowing RT was planned.

Had my SpaceOar instilled this AM and have my radiation planning images this afternoon. SBRT to start 9/18.

I do appreciate everyone’s personal impressions, but the question was if anyone had specific instructions from their Radiation Oncologist (or knew of any specific studies documenting an adverse impact of modest drinking on RT).

It seems everyone who has responded has made a personal choice, all of which is fair.

I would clarify, though, that many people who choose an occasional cocktail or glass of wine have no difficulty limiting their intake to a measured pour.

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Several of us have said that we got no specific instructions or even mention of appropriate alcohol intake from our radiation oncologist or techs during treatment.

I enjoy a drink and did ask the nurse whether it was ok to drink during proton beam treatment and she said it was not a problem. Based on this, I had a drink on the Friday evening of the first week (treatment started on the Wednesday) and consumed quite a few scotches. Big mistake. Terrible, terrible hangover the next morning and didn’t drink at all after that.