| Radiation Therapy |
| Already operation for brain tumour has been done & radiation therapy has been carried out before two years.? |
the only course now would be chemo therapy,yes chemo can be done on the brain ... |
| What do those who have a career in Radiation Therapy do? What does this job consist of? |
Usually they are specially trained to use radiation machines of all kinds. Radiation is used to treat cancer. It is used to target certain tissue such as cancer or tumors in the body and the radiat... |
| How can i have my teeth restored after radiation therapy has ruined my teeth? |
This question cannot be answered without more details, or an explanation of what you mean by ruined, do you mean decayed? extracted? discolored? painful? can you give more details?
Radiation thera... |
| What is the best diet to follow after radiation therapy for breast cancer? |
The American Cancer Society has an excellent website on nutrition/diet after treatment. I recommend that. ... |
| Should a person be able to refuse chemotherapy/radiation therapy and seek Holistic methods to fight cancer? |
Absolutely! It is a well known fact that, while treatments like chemo and radiation kill cancer, they can also ravage your whole body. The medical benefit comes when your body is strong enough to... |
| My psa is .01 i had radical prostectomy,external beam radiation and hormone therapy for 2 years,should i worry |
.01 is very close to 0. You should just be concerned with taking good care of yourself. Eating a good healthy diet free of chemicals, additives and preservatives, limit sugars. Exercise and take a ... |
| Does hair grow back in the radiation field after therapy is over? |
It should. You might even like what grows back - it often comes back wavy or curly. Mine grew back very wavy - now I have the hair that I used to pay for by getting perms! ... |
| What is your opinion of taking radiation or chemo-therapy if you are diagnosed with cancer.? |
That's a personal decision. For me the answer is yes, because my cancer was found in a fairly early stage it's very possible that radiation can benefit me a lot and I could go into remiss... |
| Can you recieve chemo therapy and radiation at the same time for cancer? |
You can receive both chemo and radiation during the same time span for cancer. It all depends on exactly what type of Cancer it is though. It also depends on the progression or stage of the disea... |
| If you had chemo or radiation treatment/therapy for Stage I ovarian cancer, is it possible to get pregnant...? |
You nrrd to speak your doc. I would almost guess that you are infertile. I had cancer treatment for another type that has more than likely left me infertile but my docs are keeping me on birth con... |
| Anyone have ideas on how to soothe a sore throat caused by radiation beam therapy to the neck? |
I am a Radiation Therapist, so I have a pretty good handle on this one. Extreme pain and dificulty swallowing ar ethe two most common (and awful) side effects of radiation therapy to the neck area... |
| Any info about Small-Cell lung Carcinoma?? i need its iteology,histology,prognosis,r... therapy & sequale |
All that and more on the following link; ... |
| Have there any been any successful treatments of cancer that do dot involve radiation therapy.? |
sure, but the correct answer depends of what type and stage of cancer. For some types of cancer only excision (surgery) is curative. Some types require both surgery and chemo. Others require a bone... |
| How will the situation at Chalk River affect a person scheduled to have radiation therapy for prostate cancer? |
Hello. Good question.
The Chalk River problem really only affects the production of specific radio-isotopes which happen to be those used mostly in diagnostic tests, but less commonly in treatm... |
| Has anyone done surgery or had surgery on a bone that has had radiation therapy done to it & was it successful |
We have many patiets who have hips pinned or pathological fractures fixed after radiation therapy.The bone may be more brittle and the healing time a little longer but,from the patients I have seen... |
| Is the salary true for radiation therapists? |
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists just did a fairly large salary survey, which included Radiation Therapists. You can see how much money a Radiation Therapist earned, in your state,... |
| Would radiation theraptists or oncologist lose their jobs if the cure for cancer is found? |
no, radiologists and oncologists look at other things besides cancer. growths can be cystic in nature (non-malignant) or radiologists can look at broken bones or pneumonia. lots of options for th... |
| Is there any danger of radiation in cremating a remains who have undergone chemo therapy? |
Are you kidding. The furnace burns up everything, even the gold rings on thier fingers. what is your problem with chemo. Do you drive a car or own a microwave or use a moble phone. All these thing... |
| Prostate removed had radiation & hormones, gleason 8 w/ 60% chance of relapse.Now what? Years to live 8-10? |
Never pay too much attention to prognosis percentages because they really do not matter because they are based on what happens to many, many other people. The only percentile that really matters is... |
| Does Radiation effect bones? |
Excessive radiation is bad for all living tissues. You should have the hip examined and evaluated soon. ... |
| Radiation problem need some info please.? |
Small world,I work in the ER at Vanderbilt. You should have his MD check this,having a "drainage" as you describe is not normal,probably needs to have that cultured to fid out what's... |
| Will someone please describe how gamma radiation is used in cancer therapy? |
Rays from radioactive Cobalt (or other similar isotopes) are released from a shielded container in a very fine stream, which is carefully focussed on the tumour. Gamma rays are made up of heavy, ch... |
| What types of radiation are involved in radionuclide therapy and how are they produced? |
Nuclear medicine therapy uses unsealed radioactive sources for the selective delivery of radiation to tumours or target organs. For benign disorders such as thyrotoxicosis and arthritis radionuclid... |
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