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8 sty 2019 · Learn how radiation therapy kills or slows cancer cells by damaging their DNA. Find out about the types, uses, side effects, and costs of radiation therapy for different cancers.
- External Beam Radiation
External beam radiation therapy comes from a machine that...
- Side Effects
Radiation therapy has side effects because it not only kills...
- Brachytherapy
Once your treatment is finished, your doctor will remove the...
- Photodynamic Therapy
Photodynamic therapy uses a drug that is activated by light,...
- Hormone Therapy
Hormone therapy may be used to reduce or prevent symptoms in...
- Stem Cell Transplant
Stem cell transplants are procedures that restore blood stem...
- Hyperthermia
Hyperthermia is a type of treatment in which body tissue is...
- Targeted Therapy
Targeted therapy is a type of cancer treatment that targets...
- External Beam Radiation
2 lip 2024 · Radiation therapy, also called radiotherapy, is a type of cancer treatment. This treatment uses beams of intense energy to kill cancer cells. Radiation therapy most often uses X-rays. But other types of radiation therapy exist, including proton radiation. Modern methods of radiation are precise.
Radiation therapy damages the DNA inside cancer cells causing them to die. Learn how radiation is used to treat cancer and questions you might ask before getting it.
17 lip 2024 · Traditional therapeutic approaches such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy have burdened cancer patients with onerous physical and psychological challenges.
9 maj 2017 · Radiation therapy is a commonly used type of cancer treatment. Here, Cullen Taniguchi, M.D., Ph.D., explains how radiation therapy works and what patients should expect.
29 lip 2020 · Radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) is emerging as a safe and effective targeted approach to treating many types of cancer. In RPT, radiation is systemically or locally delivered using ...
This booklet explains the different types of radiation therapy, what people can expect during treatment, side effects that may happen and ways to manage them.