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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
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sick everyday got down to 86lbs The only thing that made better is thc pills.....I didn't immune system I caught sick alot.....
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I THINK it worked!
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Radiation treatment affected my bowels mainly. I had to change my diet and eat less fibre. Didnt have any skin problems. Other than some nausea following the last treatment brachytherapy I believe it was called...it wasnt as bad an experience as I thought!
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Because of my status at the time (incarcerated), going for the necessary radiation treatments were difficult and humiliating: handcuffed and shakled, etc.
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I am not sure it worked. My tumor was 3 1/2 centimeters before treatment, and was 2 1/2 centimeters after treatment. The medical team thought it would disappear completely, but it didn't. I had uncontrollable diarrhea and terrible stomach spasms.
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again combo chemo and radiation therapy have kicked my ss.
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i went through 2 months of radiation.
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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]
