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Radiation treatment to the chest may cause several changes. For example, you may find that it is hard to swallow or that swallowing hurts. You may develop a cough or a fever. You may notice that when you cough the amount and color of the mucus is
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Radiation therapy has been shown to slow or stop the growth of some meningiomas. It is often used to treat fragments of tumor left behind by the surgeon, or a tumor that has recurred or tumors that could not be treated surgically because of their
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Your doctors will carefully evaluate your cancer to determine if you are a candidate for MammoSite 5-day Targeted Radiation Therapy. The American Society of Breast Surgeons, American Brachytherapy Society, American Society for Radiation Oncology
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Before you have chemotherapy and radiation, you have blood taken and stored (banked) for later. Then you have chemotherapy and radiation to destroy the diseased cells in your bone marrow and the rest of your body. This gets rid of the cancer cells
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If you carry a water bottle to sip liquids, make sure they do not contain sugar which accelerate tooth decay. Allow ice chips to melt in your mouth. Sugarless gum or candy may be of some help to stimulate saliva. Artificial salivas purchased at a
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So far studies strongly suggest that children born to cancer survivors are no more likely than others in the general public to have birth defects. But if there is a lot of cancer in your family, you may want to check with a genetic counselor to see
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In radiation therapy, doctors use high powered X-rays or other forms of radiation to kill cancerous cells. This treatment can also be used in combination with other types of aggressive therapies, such as chemotherapy or surgery. Follow these steps
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It is a relatively new treatment technique developed to improve the precision with which radiation is delivered to tumors, thus maximizing radiation dose to tumors while minimizing dose to healthy tissues. Conformal treatments are designed so that
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External beam radiation therapy is an effective way to treat many kinds of cancers in almost any part of the body. In external therapy, a machine referred to as a linear accelerator directs high-energy rays or particles at the cancer.
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Each day when you arrive for your treatment, you will check in and may be asked to change into an examination gown. It is best to wear clothing that is easy to take off and put on again. You will be positioned in the same manner as during the
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