In 2010, more than 200,000 people will be diagnosed with breast cancer, according to estimates provided by the National Cancer Institute. Affected patients may choose radiation therapy, a form of cancer treatment that uses high-energy X-rays to...
Radiation therapy uses high-energy rays to kill cancer cells. Breast cancer can be treated with radiation therapy, and is typically combined with surgery, and sometimes chemotherapy or hormone therapy. For breast cancer treatment, radiation can be...
Prostate cancer develops in the prostate gland, a small structure that is part of a man's reproductive organs. Radiation therapy--beams of energy used to kill cancer cells--is one form of treatment for prostate cancer.
Radiation therapy in combination with other treatments, such as surgery and chemotherapy, is used to treat bladder cancer, according to the American Cancer Society, or ACS. After surgery, radiation can kill small deposits of cancer cells that...
In 2010, over 200,000 people are expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute. People who develop this form of cancer may choose radiation therapy as a method of cancer treatment. Doctors should discuss...
Radiation treatment exposes a breast cancer tumor to a high dose of damaging radiation. During and after treatment, cells within the breast tumor experience massive damage that ultimately lead to breast cancer cell death. Although an effective...
The colon is lined with epithelial cells, which can develop genetic mutations that cause them to grow abnormally quickly. When the cells develop the ability to invade surrounding tissues, they are called cancer cells. One way in which colon cancer...
According to MayoClinic.com, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States as of 2010. Even with therapy--surgery, chemotherapy and radiation--the survival rate after five years is less than 15 percent, according to Dr....
Women with cervical cancer--a disease in which abnormal cells begin to grow and divide in the cervix--may choose radiation therapy to combat this type of cancer. Radiation therapy is a form of cancer treatment that utilizes high energy x-rays to...
According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), the outlook for patients with prostate cancer continues to improve due to advances in methods of detection and treatment. One treatment option in prostate cancer treatment is radiation therapy, the...
Malignant brain tumors are usually treated by surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or a combination of the three. In particular, radiation therapy utilizes x-rays or radioactive material to kill the cancer cells while minimizing the effects...
In the treatment of prostate cancer, radiation is often involved, which can be external or internal. External radiation involves the use of an x-ray type machine, which sends rays directly into the area that has been affected by cancer. Internal...
One of the more rapidly growing options for breast cancer treatment is radiation therapy--more specifically, external radiation therapy. Radiation therapy is the use of ionizing radiation to treat malignant tumors in the body, and it is used to...
Radiation therapy is one mode of treatment for bladder cancer, and uses high-energy rays to kill cancer cells. Radiation can be given in two ways: external-beam radiation, where the radiation is aimed toward the cancerous area from a machine; and...
Radiation therapy is one of many ways to treat various forms of cancer. It uses very high amounts of radiation to prevent cancer cells from spreading by killing them. Radiation therapy attacks cells that reproduce rapidly and since tumors contain...
The use of high-powered radiation to destroy cancer cells or stop them from growing and multiplying is one of the major treatment approaches in the management of breast cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, or ACS, radiation therapy...
The American Cancer Society describes radiation as high-energy rays aimed at cancerous cells in order to kill them. Radiation stops the cancer cells from growing and multiplying, but it also can damage normal, healthy cells surrounding the...
The Mayo Clinic describes colon cancer as cancer starting in the large intestine, or the colon. Treatment for colon cancer typically depends on the stage and extent of disease, and radiation therapy is one commonly used treatment. It may be used...
Cervical cancer is a type of cancer affecting the cervix, a part of a woman's reproductive system located in the lower portion of the uterus. Approximately 11,000 cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed each year, according to the National Cervical...
Radiation is commonly used to treat prostate cancer, killing the cancer cells with high-energy radiation beams. A variety of radiation treatment types may be used. The options are grouped into external and internal radiation treatments. Those...
The American Cancer Society reports prostate cancer is the most common cancer among American men, and the second most frequent cause of male cancer deaths. Radiation treatments are one therapeutic option available for prostate cancer management....
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers to affect American women, according to the American Cancer Society. It is a malignant tumor that forms in the breast tissue and can spread to other areas of the body. There are a number of different...
Radiation is one common treatment option for prostate cancer, and it comes in two basic forms, according to RadiologyInfo.org, a service of the Radiology Society of North America and the American College of Radiology. External beam therapy, or...
Radiation therapy, or radiotherapy, is a treatment for breast cancer that uses powerful beams of radiation to destroy cancerous cells in the breast. Radiation can be very effective in preventing the spread of cancer and removing the dangerous...
Breast cancer patients commonly receive radiation therapy as part of their treatment. This treatment may serve as a supplement to breast cancer surgery, or complement breast cancer drug therapies such as chemotherapy. Radiation may be applied in...
Radiation refers to the transfer of energy from one medium to another. Cells exposed to radiation, such as ultraviolet rays or by-products of nuclear reactions, absorb energy that can modify chemicals within the cells. Radiation has an effect on...
Radiation is a treatment designed to target and kill cancerous cells that are dividing uncontrollably in the body. Radiation can originate externally from a machine administering radiation, or internally from a radioactive substance injected into...
Radiation therapy represents a common breast cancer treatment. During radiation therapy, doctors aim a high dose of radiation into the breast tumor, allowing the radiation to severely damage the cancer cells and promote cancer cell death. Although...
Radiation can cause both short-term and long-term side effects. The first side effects of the process can be spotted during the procedure itself. Side effects typically last from a few hours to months. Similarly, the onset of long-term side...
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