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...
Breast cancer is a prevalent and potentially fatal disease, leading to more than 200000 new cancer cases and almost 40000 deaths in the United States in 2009, according to the National Cancer Society. Although the prospect of developing breast...
Radiation therapy is an extremely effective method of destroying any cancer cells that remain after surgery and reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence by 70 percent, according to Breastcancer.org. Radiation is delivered in multiple doses and...
Radiation is known by many names: radiotherapy, irradiation and X-ray therapy. Regardless of what you call it, its purpose is still the same--to destroy cancer cells and make it impossible for them to grow and divide. The type of radiation therapy...
Prostate cancer develops in the prostate gland, a part of the male reproductive system. According to the National Cancer Institute, the disease develops primarily in older men and is the second most common cancer after skin cancer. Treatment for...
There are several forms of bone cancers, including osteosarcomas, chondrosarcomas, chordomas, Ewing's sarcoma and malignant fibrous histiocytoma, which are all rare, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). Metastasized bone cancer is...
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...
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 can disrupt both healthy and cancerous cell growth. The reason you wear a lead vest and the dental hygienist steps out of the room when she gives your teeth an x-ray is because too much radiation on your body can have negative effects....
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 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...
Brain cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in people younger than 35 in the United States, according to oncologychannel.com. Of the 17,000 Americans diagnosed each year, almost 13,000 die. To prevent these deaths, doctors use...
Most mouth or oral cancers are squamous cell carcinomas, according to the National Institutes of Health, NIH. The treatment of mouth cancers should be a well coordinated team endeavor, says the National Cancer Society, NCI, because of the many...
Breast cancer affects both men and women. The spread of the cancer beyond the breast is called metastasis. Breast cancers typically metastasize to the lungs, liver, brain and bones, says the American Cancer Society (ACS). Metastatic breast cancer...
Many people who battle cancer undergo radiation treatment, also called radiotherapy, to kill cancer cells and rid themselves of the disease. Whether radiation treatment is used alone of in conjunction with treatments like surgery and chemotherapy,...
Radiation therapy is typically used to destroy any cancer cells that may still be present after breast cancer surgery. According to Breastcancer.org, it can reduce breast cancer recurrence by up to 70 percent. Its side effects are fairly tolerable...
Gliomas arise from glial cells which make up the supporting tissues of the brain. According to the American Cancer Society, high grade malignant gliomas are the most common types of brain and spinal cord malignant tumors. Treatment options for...
Lung cancer, according to the National Institutes of Health, NIH is the deadliest type of cancer in the U.S. It kills more people than breast cancer, colon cancer and prostate cancer combined each year in the U.S. There are two main types of lung...
