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(also known as Radiation, Radiation Therapy)
Radiotherapy is commonly used for the treatment of malignant tumours (cancer), and may be used as the primary therapy. It is also common to combine radiotherapy with surgery and/or chemotherapy and/or hormone therapy. Most common cancer types can be treated with radiotherapy in some way. The precise treatment intent (r... more at Wikipedia

Treatment Success Rate

Top 5 Communities
Condition Members Success
Breast Cancer
166
96%
Brain / CNS Tumors
139
78%
Thyroid Cancer
95
87%
Colon Cancer
49
96%
Head and Neck cancers
45
78%
Overall, 88% (762 Members) find Radiotherapy helpful
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Radiotherapy Reviews

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I guess it worked the tumor is smaller but his symptoms have not improved. Has frequent headaches and nausea. occational in ablility to speak or "process" and daily difficulty focusing and reasoning
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I had radiation on the breast that had only a partial mastectomy. It's been 6 yrs. and I'm still cancer free so it must be working. I was very tired during radiation but to tell the truth I talked to GOD a lot while under those huge machines and I felt an odd sort of contentment during the whole process. My family was my rock and my faith the foundation. I had sunburning for a while and it was in the exact grid that they patterned out. Living close to the hosp. made it easy for me to commute.
Working / Worked
She had 30 sessions in three weeks-not much help
Working / Worked
After using natural resources for 1 year, my huband's tumor stopped growing and hardened, making it difficult to swallow. 3D Radiation was given with chemotherapy to kill any free floating cancer cells. Due to his strength from what he was doing naturally, the chemotherapy did not affect his endurance. He had more energy than most healthy people.
Working / Worked
I think (hope) it worked...but after the brachitherapy (internal), everything stuck together...I'm still fighting it.
Working / Worked
I felt like a victim of diagnostic excess! The tests were torturous and the laparotomysplenectomy almost killed me. Finally 5000 rads of radiation on my neck and 3000 rads to nearby areas did the trick with no chemo. 20 years later no signs of relapse just Complex PTSD!
Working / Worked
30 years ago i had RAI to destroy my thyroid - been hypOT ever since.
Working / Worked
Helpful in reducing worst pain. Side effects in throat uncomfortable.
Working / Worked
He had radiation when first diagnosed but they have mainly been keeping him on chemotherapy for the last 14 months.
Ruff memories of childhood
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Discussions

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    Your husband was fortunate he could have surgery. I was diagnosed in April 2008 w/ stage 3B lung cancer - non-operable because lymph nodes are cancero... [More]
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    does anyone have any imput on adjuvant radiation therapy? my husband has stage 3 lung cancer and is taking chemo now. they want to follow up with 27 r... [More]
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    Mostly, it is fatigue, nausea and vomiting. It can make the person radioactive but it depends on the type of radiation therapy given. I have found thi... [More]
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    Hi, I found this and thought it would be helpful to you Orbital radiotherapy is the other non-surgical mainstay in the management of GO20,93. The ... [More]
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    I have been so sick with this chemotherapy, and I finally feel better today. Two more times to go and then I am supposed to go for radiation. I am... [More]

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