Side effects vary largely by radiation site. For instance, radiation for head and neck cancers are associated with a wealth of quality-of-life complications like speech or swallowing issues, depending ...

Analysis identifies regions in the breast where higher radiation dose is associated with pain, edema, atrophy, and induration ...

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Radiation therapy for vulvar cancer uses high energy waves to kill cancer cells. It may help shrink a tumor so a doctor can surgically remove it, and it may help kill any cancer cells that remain ...

Painful skin rashes and lesions are common during and after radiation therapy, but many cancer patients are unprepared for the ways the side effect can affect their quality of life and treatment ...

Doctors have already begun reducing radiation treatment for women at low risk of recurrence or spread of the disease. A new ...

PROSTOX test predicts urinary side effects in prostate cancer patients using microRNAs to assess genetic risk factors. The test identifies high-risk patients, who are 10 to 12 times more likely to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A clinical trial is underway at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, testing a bandage-type treatment called Mepitel Film. So far, it’s showing great promise in helping women with ...

Doctors may use radiation therapy to treat benign tumors. Radiation can shrink and eliminate benign growths without doctors having to perform surgery. Benign tumors are noncancerous growths that can ...

Radiation is one of the most effective ways to kill a tumor. But these therapies are indiscriminate, and they can damage healthy tissues. UCSF scientists combine a precision drug therapy with an ...