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Radiation therapy is a cancer treatment that uses high-energy x-rays or other types of radiation to kill cancer cells. There are two types of radiation therapy. External radiation therapy uses a machine outside the body to send radiation toward the cancer. Internal radiation therapy uses a radioactive substance sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters that are placed directly into or near the cancer. The way the radiation therapy is given depends on the type and stage of the cancer being tr... 
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Cancer is a class of diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell division and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue (invasion) or by migration of cells to distant sites (metastasis). This unregulated growth is caused by a series of acquired or inherited mutations to DNA within cells, damaging genetic information that define the cell functions and removing normal control of cell division. ...
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Radiation Therapy as related to Cancers
- Radiation Therapy - Cancer Information (Cancers, Symptoms, Treatment ...
Information on many different cancers includes symptoms, cancer detection and prevention, and treatment options.
- RT Answers - Answers to Your Radiation Therapy Questions
An informational based website created by physicians and members of radiation oncology teams to explain how radiation therapy is used to safely and effectively treat common types ...
- Radiation therapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Radiation therapy (or radiotherapy ) is the medical use of ionizing radiation as part of ... malignant conditions is limited partly by worries about the risk of radiation-induced cancers.
- Radiation Therapy for Childhood Cancers
Radiation therapy is treatment with high-energy x-rays. Radiation may be used alone, in combination with surgery or chemotherapy, or both.
- Radiation Therapy for Blood-Related Cancers
Basic information for patients about radiation therapy as a treatment for blood-related cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma.
- Radiation Therapy
Programs and Services; Radiation Therapy; Cancers Treated with Radiation Therapy; Contact Us; Our Expert Team ... The Cedars-Sinai Radiation Therapy Department is located within the ...
- Radiation therapy for gynecologic cancers of the uterus, ovaries ...
An informational based website created by physicians and members of radiation oncology teams to explain how radiation therapy is used to safely and effectively treat common types ...
- Second Cancers - National Cancer Institute
Over 10 million people in the U.S. - about one in 30 - are cancer survivors. This growing population reflects advances in cancer detection and treatment. But with the greater ...
- SERO: Radiation Therapy for Gynecologic Cancers
An informational based website created by physicians and members of radiation oncology teams to explain how radiation therapy is used to safely and effectively treat common types ...
- Beaumont Hospitals – Radiation Therapy for Head & Neck Cancers ...
The incidence of head and neck cancers is estimated to be just under 40,000 new cases in the U.S. for 2006. Greater than 11,000 deaths in the U.S. will be as a result of head and ...
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