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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 | 136 |
96% |
| Brain / CNS Tumors | 116 |
78% |
| Thyroid Cancer | 59 |
88% |
| Colon Cancer | 41 |
95% |
| Head and Neck cancers | 40 |
78% |
Overall, 88% (591
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Radiotherapy Reviews
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I had radiation on the breast that had only a partial mastectomy. It's been 6 yrs. and I'm still cancer free so it must be working. I was very tired during radiation but to tell the truth I talked to GOD a lot while under those huge machines and I felt an odd sort of contentment during the whole process. My family was my rock and my faith the foundation. I had sunburning for a while and it was in the exact grid that they patterned out. Living close to the hosp. made it easy for me to commute.
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She had 30 sessions in three weeks-not much help
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After using natural resources for 1 year, my huband's tumor stopped growing and hardened, making it difficult to swallow. 3D Radiation was given with chemotherapy to kill any free floating cancer cells. Due to his strength from what he was doing naturally, the chemotherapy did not affect his endurance. He had more energy than most healthy people.
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I think (hope) it worked...but after the brachitherapy (internal), everything stuck together...I'm still fighting it.
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I felt like a victim of diagnostic excess! The tests were torturous and the laparotomysplenectomy almost killed me. Finally 5000 rads of radiation on my neck and 3000 rads to nearby areas did the trick with no chemo. 20 years later no signs of relapse just Complex PTSD!
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30 years ago i had RAI to destroy my thyroid - been hypOT ever since.
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Helpful in reducing worst pain. Side effects in throat uncomfortable.
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He had radiation when first diagnosed but they have mainly been keeping him on chemotherapy for the last 14 months.
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Ruff memories of childhood
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Was scary at first. Loved the fact that I could listen to music(pick Relaxation ones). Didnt like having to lose hair, very sad moment/s. Itchy scalp at times.
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ok
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reading The Brother's Karamozov in the waiting room with my sister got me though.
side effects: fatigue, hair loss at temples.... too tangled up with loss of pit function to say.
side effects: fatigue, hair loss at temples.... too tangled up with loss of pit function to say.
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Burned my Brest so badly that the skin slid off on several occasions.
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Worked for approx 5 years and then my PSA started back up and finally doubled and then quadrupled.so i had hormone shots.
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Damaged skin
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Thanks for your reply. It's good to get other people's opinions. Love to you, too , Ann [More] -
Radiation therapy
I did not know at time , but radiation is used for preventing reoccurance. My cancer was "gone" after the mastectomy! The chemo was to reduc... [More] -
Radiation therapy
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] -
Radiation Therapy for Dermofibromasarcoma?
Here I am... Almost a 5 year survivor of DFSP. I have been looking for someone like you for a loooong time. I had a tumor from my left hand removed... [More] -
Radiation Therapy for Dermofibromasarcoma?
I am looking for anyone who has had or knows someone who has been diagnosed with DFSP - aka, Dermofibromasarcoma Protuberans. It's a soft-tissue canc... [More]
