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Cancer is a class of diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell division and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue (invasion) or by migration of cells to distant sites (metastasis). This unregulated growth is caused by a series of acquired or inherited mutations to DNA within cells, damaging genetic information that define the cell functions and removing normal control of cell division. ... 
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Radiation therapy is a cancer treatment that uses high-energy x-rays or other types of radiation to kill cancer cells. There are two types of radiation therapy. External radiation therapy uses a machine outside the body to send radiation toward the cancer. Internal radiation therapy uses a radioactive substance sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters that are placed directly into or near the cancer. The way the radiation therapy is given depends on the type and stage of the cancer being tr...
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Cancers as related to Radiation Therapy
- Cancer Radiation Therapy: Online References For Health Concerns
Cancer Radiation Therapy. Updated: 03/07/2006 ... Radiation therapy is one of the primary methods currently used to treat cancer. ...
- Radiation Therapy for Cancer: Q & A - National Cancer Institute
A fact sheet that defines the different types of radiation therapy and discusses scientific advances that improve the effectiveness of this treatment. National ...
- NIH - Cancer Radiation Therapy
Radiation Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answers. Call (800) 422-6237 for more ... Radiation Therapy and You: A Guide to Self-Help During Cancer Treatment ...
- Radiation Therapy for Colorectal Cancer
Understanding Radiation Therapy. General Risk Factors for Colorectal Cancer. External Beam Radiation Therapy. Signs of Colorectal Cancer. Possible Side Effects ...
- RT Answers - Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer
... lung cancer is usually treated with radiation therapy and chemotherapy. ... Radiation therapy works within cancer cells by damaging their ability to multiply. ...
- Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Radiation therapy has been used to treat prostate cancer for more than 100 years. ... One advantage of radiation therapy for higher risk cancers is the ability to ...
- Radiation Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answers
radiation therapy is to damage as many cancer cells as possible, while limiting harm to ... all people with cancer are treated with radiation therapy, either ...
- ACS :: Radiation Therapy
Detailed Guide: Prostate Cancer. Radiation Therapy. Radiation therapy uses high-energy rays or particles to kill cancer cells. ...
- Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy: Treatment and Side Effects
This article describes how radiation therapy affects patients with prostate cancer. ... for more about this type of radiation therapy for prostate cancer. ...
- Radiation therapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Radiation therapy works by damaging the DNA of cells. ... Radiation therapy has been in use as a cancer treatment for more than 100 years, ...
- Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy, also called radiotherapy, irradiation, or X-ray therapy, is one of the most common forms of cancer treatment.
- Testicular Cancer Radiation Therapy
The Testicular Cancer Resource Center Radiation Therapy Page ... Testicular Cancer Treatments: Radiation Therapy. What is it and Why does it work? ...
- (c) UrologyHealth.org - Adult Conditions - Prostate - Radiation Therapy ...
Radiation therapy is used in a variety of settings to treat prostate cancer. Many prostate cancer patients are benefiting from radiation therapy techniques that ...
- Radiation therapy
The purpose of radiation therapy is to kill or damage cancer cells. ... Internal radiation therapy is used for some cancers of the head, neck, thyroid, ...
- Radiation Therapy - Cancer Information (Cancers, Symptoms, Treatment ...
... many different cancers includes symptoms, cancer detection and ... Like surgery, radiation therapy is a local treatment; it affects cancer cells only ...
- Radiation Therapy for Cancer-Topic Overview
... Radiation therapy uses high doses of radiation to destroy cancer cells (tumors) ... Radiation therapy is used for many different types of cancers, such as bladder ...
- Radiation therapy for breast cancer
Radiation therapy is one of the number of treatments for breast cancer; how it works, side ... used to treat all stages and sizes of many types of cancers. ...
- Radiation therapy
Cancer: Radiation Therapy ? What doctors say about it ? What statistics say ? ... first study to link radiation therapy for breast cancer with an increased ...
- Radiation Therapy
The objective of radiation therapy is to kill cancer cells for a maximum ... Radiation therapy is commonly used to treat brain cancers. ...
- USNews.com: Health: Cervical Cancer: Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy is used for cancers that have spread beyond the cervix (II, ... radiation therapy uses a machine outside the body to send radiation toward ...
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