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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% (761 Members) find Radiotherapy helpful
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Radiotherapy Reviews

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Working / Worked
If I could rememember anything regarding the radiation, I could share that. Because I was so drugged up on steroids, I lost one year of my life.
Working / Worked
The tumours are stable. Although I am very tired.
Working / Worked
39 treatments. It was difficult, but it's worked so far. Had lots of burns, pretty severe.
Working / Worked
lumpectomy for a .6 cm tumor in duct of one breast with high estrogen and also some progesterone receptors followed by radiation. radiations treatment was more anoying that anything else since it was for 6 weeks.. Did experience some burning the last 2 weeks but the topical items they perscribed helped tremendously and it was not a problem.
Working / Worked
I was clear afor 2 years, Side effect I was weak for almost a year.
Working / Worked
well the radaition burned me on the inside some and could not eat some types of food because it would just seem to set my insides on fire. (like orange juice ETC.)
Working / Worked
Weight loss, fatigue, malnutrition---all the radiation side effects!
Working / Worked
Worked fast and well, I thought. 13 years later, Hodgkins is back and in my spleen. This time things will be done differently.
Working / Worked
This was the worst, but it worked. I was ok for the first couple of weeks, but after that everything went downhill. I began to be sick every morning, afternoon and night. I was unable to eat or drink and I had to be on IV fluids. I was finally admitted to the hostpital so thay could get me stabilized. The side effects lasted about 3 months.
Working / Worked
I hope it worked!! I lost my appetite and felt sick to my stomach only for the first 3 days. Little bit of a sore throat.
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