Lymphoma is a cancer occurring in the lymph nodes and other lymph tissues of the immune system. A common treatment for lymphoma is radiation therapy directed at the lymph nodes. Radiation therapy may be used as the primary treatment, or may be...
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...
A brain tumor is an abnormal growth consisting of cells reproducing uncontrollably. A benign brain tumor is composed of harmless cells, and is contained within distinct boundaries. Most benign tumors can be removed surgically. Malignant tumors are...
Radiation treatment is the most common treatment for prostate cancer. Newer versions of standard external beam radiation are considered more successful at destroying cancer cells without significantly damaging healthy cells at the same time.
Radiation therapy uses high energy radiation to kill cancer cells in the body, according to the National Cancer Institute. Radiation given internally is called brachytherapy. High-dose rate, or HDR, implant treatments use a robotic machine to...
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...
Cervical cancer occurs when the cells of the cervix divide uncontrollably, eventually damaging the surrounding normal tissue. Doctors utilize various approaches to treat cervical cancer, including radiation therapy which involves the use of...
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma describes a condition of abnormal and uncontrolled growth of a specific type of white blood cell known as a lymphocyte. Lymphocytes, both B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes, function in the immune system and are concentrated in...
Cervical cancer is cancer that originates in the cervix, which is the muscular organ connecting the vagina and uterus. It may be treated in a variety of ways, depending on the stage and extent of the cancer, but radiation therapy is the main...
The most common way of administering radiation as a cancer treatment is called external beam radiation. With this kind of treatment, a device (called a linear accelerator) is used to make high energy X-ray beams which are then aimed at the tumor....
Metastatic thyroid cancer is cancer starting in the thyroid gland in the neck that has spread beyond the thyroid gland to the lymph nodes of the neck and other distant organs. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) notes that the commonest sites of...
Follicular thyroid cancer is a rare kind of thyroid cancer, making up one out of 10 thyroid cancers, according to the American Cancer Society. It develops from follicular cells of the thyroid. Although surgery is a common treatment for thyroid...
Radiation therapy is a common treatment for many forms of breast cancer, and can improve the efficacy of other cancer therapies such as breast cancer surgery. Cells exposed to radiation undergo massive cellular damage--they are unable to divide...
Radiation therapy is a method of treatment commonly used in conjunction with surgery in the treatment of breast cancer. Its purpose is to destroy any lingering cancer cells following the removal of a cancerous tumor. According to Breastcancer.org,...
The thyroid, a small gland located underneath the voice box, regulates the body's metabolism. Several options are available to treat advanced thyroid cancer, which is rare in the United States, reports the American Cancer Society. If the disease...
Prostate cancer is a common disease in men, making up 70 percent of all cancers in males. According to 2007 information from the American Urological Association, annually, almost 200,000 cases are diagnosed and 30,000 men die from this disease....
Radiation therapy uses high-energy sub-atomic particles to disrupt the cell division mechanism of cancerous cells. Radiation therapy for prostate cancer may be used as an initial treatment for an early-stage tumor that remains confined to the...
Kidney cancer is a common form of cancer that originates in one or both kidneys. Renal cell carcinoma is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults. Symptoms of advanced kidney cancer include blood in the urine, fever, unexplained weight...
Radiation therapy is one way in which many different kinds of cancers can be treated. Radiation causes cell damage; if properly focused, it will mainly destroy cancer cells, though normal cells may also be affected. There are several different...
The term "throat cancer" describes cancers that arise from any of the structures in the throat, mainly the pharynx, the larynx or voice box and the epiglottis. The American Cancer Society lists radiotherapy or radiation therapy as one of...
The National Cancer Institute describes breast cancer as cancer that originates from cells in the breast tissue, commonly the ducts and lobules. It can be diagnosed in men and women, though the majority of cases are in women. Treatment for breast...
Approximately 1 out of every 6 men in the United States will develop prostate cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. Radiation treatment remains a common form of therapy for men with prostate cancer. Different types of radiation...
The esophagus is a long, tube-like organ that connects the mouth to the stomach. Stage 1 cancer of the esophagus is the least severe stage and the one with the highest chance of treatment success. During Stage 1, the cancer is confined to the...
More than 70,000 new diagnoses of bladder cancer will be made in 2010 in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society; and more than 14,000 people will die from the disease. There are several treatments for this cancer, but the kind...
Colon cancer is the abnormal growth of cells that line the large intestine, also known as the colon. There are approximately 106,100 new cases of colon cancer in the United States each year, according to the American Cancer Society. New screening...
The thyroid is a two-part gland at the base of the neck that regulates the body's energy level. Doctors perform surgery in nearly all people with thyroid cancer, except for the anaplastic type, a rapidly growing disease that spreads throughout the...
Cancer of the prostate is among the most common forms of cancer in men, and caused over 30,000 deaths in the United States in 2009, reports the National Cancer Institute. Following diagnosis, some prostate cancer patients receive external beam...
The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system located just below the bladder and in front of the rectum, and is about the size of a walnut, states the National Cancer Institute. Its main function is the production of seminal fluid....
Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer occurring in men in the United States, according to 2010 information from RadiologyInfo.org. Prostate radiation is one form of treatment for prostate cancer. There are two types of radiation used...