| Radiation therapy is not painful while it is | | | | examples: |
| administered; however, side effects which people | | | | - Radiation therapy as well as surgery - it may be |
| may obtain from the therapy can be the reason for | | | | provided before, after or during surgical procedure. |
| discomfort or pain. | | | | Doctors may utilize radiation to minimize the size of |
| Many persons who have cancer need to have the | | | | the tumor prior to surgery, or they can use this |
| therapy. In reality, almost sixty percent of people | | | | following the surgery to eradicate each cancer cells |
| who have cancer get therapy through radiation. | | | | which stay behind. Sometimes, radiation is provided |
| Sometimes, this therapy happens to be the only | | | | during surgery in order that the it goes toward the |
| treatment needed by the cancer patients. | | | | cancer cells without passing the skin. This procedure |
| Radiation therapy is utilized to cure cancer. It may be | | | | is called intra-operative radiation. |
| used to slow down the growth of cancer cells, stop | | | | - Radiation therapy as well as chemotherapy - |
| and treat cancer. It can be used also to reduce | | | | radiation can be given before, after or during |
| symptoms. If cure is not probable, radiation can be | | | | chemotherapy. During or before chemotherapy, |
| utilized to shrink tumor cells to decrease pressure. | | | | radiation may shrink the tumor for the chemotherapy |
| The therapy used in this means may cure problems | | | | to work better. Occasionally, chemotherapy is |
| like pain or it may avoid troubles such as loss of | | | | administered to assist radiation therapy to work |
| bowels and bladder control and blindness. | | | | better. After chemotherapy is finished, radiation |
| This therapy is frequently used together with other | | | | treatment may be utilized to kill any tumor cells that |
| treatments of cancer. The following are some of the | | | | remain. |