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| | | | themselves. |
| Radiotherapy In India | | | | Why have radiotherapy? |
| Radiotherapy is the use of radiation to treat cancer. | | | | Radiotherapy can be used to treat many different |
| The radiotherapy is targeted at the part of your | | | | types of cancer. Radiotherapy works by attacking |
| body where the cancer has been found. Your care | | | | cells that are dividing rapidly, such as cancer cells. |
| will be adapted to meet your individual needs and | | | | It can be used for the following reasons : - |
| may differ from what is described here. So, it's | | | | For some cancers that are diagnosed early (eg |
| important that you follow your doctor's advice. | | | | cancers of the skin, cervix, prostate, lungs, thyroid |
| The aim of the treatment is to destroy the cancer | | | | and brain), it may be the only treatment needed to |
| cells in the area being treated. Normal cells will also be | | | | cure the cancer. This is known as radical radiotherapy. |