Radiation therapy

Radiation therapy — also called radiotherapy or X-ray therapy — involves treating cancer with beams of high-energy particles, or waves (radiation), such as gamma rays or X-rays.
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Radiation Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answers
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Radiation therapy uses ionizing radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors (see Question 1).
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Radiation therapy: The use of high-energy rays to damage cancer cells, stopping them from growing and dividing. Like surgery, radiation therapy is a local treatment that affects cancer cells only in the treated area.
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Radiation therapy is just like getting an X-ray. The .
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Radiation therapy
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A treatment approach that uses radiation to destroy cancer cells.
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External radiation therapy: Radiation therapy using a machine located outside the body to aim high-energy rays at a tumor.
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Radiation therapy uses high-energy rays from a specialized machine to damage or kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.
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Radiation therapy is a form of cancer treatment that uses an intense form of energy, called ionizing radiation, to damage or destroy cancer cells.
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Radiation therapy in which high-energy rays are aimed at a tumor from many angles in a single treatment session.
gamma ray
A type of high-energy radiation that is different from an x-ray.
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Radiation therapy
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Radiation therapy, the placement of stents inside the airways, or laser therapy are sometimes used but are less common than surgery or chemotherapy.
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Radiation therapy, sugary foods that shorten the intestinal tract, or digitalis treatment can reduce the absorptive area of the intestines.
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Radiation therapy is used to treat splenomegaly, spleen pain, bone pain, tumors in certain places such as next to the spinal cord, and fluid accumulation inside the abdomen (ascites).
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Radiation therapy uses high-energy rays to fight cancer cells. It is usually delivered via a machine outside the body, but may also be delivered via surgically implanted radioactive pellets.
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Radiation therapy, in which high-energy rays are aimed at the plaque, has also been used. Like some of the chemical treatments, radiation appears to reduce pain, but it has no effect at all on the plaque itself and can cause unwelcome side effects.
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Radiation therapy may be advised for tumors that are sensitive to this treatment. Anticancer medications (chemotherapy) may be recommended.
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Radiation therapy X-ray treatment that damages or kills cancer cells. Radiologist A doctor who specializes in the use of x-rays to diagnose and treat disease. Recurrence The reappearance of a disease after a period of remission.
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having radiation therapy, chemotherapy, photodynamic therapy, or other forms of cancer treatment if you have cancer
choosing not to have treatment while recognizing the risks of your condition.
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Patients having radiation therapy are being warned they may trigger alarms in some shops and airports.
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For some cancers, radiation therapy—either from an external beam or from implanted radioactive pellets—is the primary treatment. The usual forms are X rays and gamma rays.
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When combined with radiation therapy or radical prostatectomy, LH-RH therapy may improve survival in men with locally advanced cancer.
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JOSE SAVARD, PhD: Radiation therapy can lead to fatigue and people who are fatigued tend to spend too much time in their bed, so they tend to develop bad sleep habits that may precipitate insomnia problems.
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Today, however, the combination of anticancer drugs, radiation therapy and surgery has boosted the five-year survival rate to 80 percent. The most common forms of bone cancer in children are osteosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma.
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For most people, the cancer can be cured or controlled by surgery and, in some cases, by combinations of radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Never before has the outlook for cancer treatment and cure been so hopeful.
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Radiation therapy may be used in addition to surgery. In certain cases of malignant lumps, lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy is as effective as a radical mastectomy. Typically, lumpectomy does not require a breast replacement (prosthesis).
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A unique aspect of radiation therapy for this disease is the implantation of radioactive substances within the uterus and cervix, allowing higher doses to the tumour while largely sparing surrounding healthy tissue.
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Cerebral lesions Heart disease, heart attack Infection Paralysis on one side of the body (hemiplegia) Radiation therapy Repetitive motion disorder (e.g., carpal tunnel syndrome) Spinal cord disorders Surgery Trauma (e.g.
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Another option used for KS and other cancers is chemotherapy---potent drugs that kill cancer cells. Radiation therapy is also a possibility. You may need to be hospitalized for at least a part of these treatments.
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EWING'S SARCOMA - A malignant primary bone tumor that arises most commonly in the first three decades of life. It is highly malignant (prone to spread) and often requires treatment with some combination of radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
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Those that have spread through the bladder layers but not to local lymph nodes or other tissues in the region are often treated with surgery to totally remove the bladder. Then, chemotherapy and radiation therapy are used to improve the chance of ...
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These cancers do not respond to hormonal therapy and are not so likely to respond to chemotherapy or radiation therapy. In the past, both benign and malignant phyllodes tumors were referred to as cystosarcoma phyllodes.
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A lack of flow or sluggish flow may indicate a dry mouth (xerostomia). Causes may be medication induced or radiation therapy, amongst others. A yellowish salivary flow usually indicates a bacterial infection in the parotid gland, requiring treatment.
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