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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 | 140 |
79% |
| Thyroid Cancer | 95 |
87% |
| Colon Cancer | 49 |
96% |
| Head and Neck cancers | 45 |
78% |
Overall, 88% (763
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Other than a discoloration on the back, there were no side effects. Fatigue was present.
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Radiation implants which have not done anything to change the size of the tumors.
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radioactive iodine treatment
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My doctor wass very honest. My nurses were wonderful. My mother was with me the whole time. I went there 4 6 weeks every day except for weekends. I still have tatoos, which i would prefer something different if i had the choice. Didn't really make me sick or anything, just very tired. Slept alot.
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5 weeks straight of chemo and radiation 5 days a week
Worked great on the cancer, but still lost my stomach, now I am cancer free!
Worked great on the cancer, but still lost my stomach, now I am cancer free!
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My husband had 8 weeks of direct beam radiation and has been declared cancer free.
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Had 3 treatments with the cyberknife for metestatic lung cancer. Didn't work as quickly...had to have top left lobe removed surgically.
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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]
