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14 Αυγ 2023 · Side effects of radiotherapy are classified as acute (early), consequential, or late effects on normal tissues over time. Acute radiation toxicity is seen within a few weeks after treatment and usually involves intermitotic cells (skin and mucosa).
25 Σεπ 2024 · Side effects of radiation therapy typically start to improve the first few weeks after treatment. Common side effects, like fatigue, tend to go away within the first few months afterward. It takes hair about two to three months to grow back after radiotherapy for brain or head and neck cancers.
The most common early side effects are fatigue (feeling tired) and skin changes. Other early side effects usually are related to the area being treated, such as hair loss and mouth problems when radiation treatment is given to this area. Late side effects can take months or even years to develop.
7 Μαρ 2019 · Radiation therapy is an essential tool for the treatment of intrathoracic malignancies, including lung, breast, and esophageal cancers; malignant pleural mesothelioma; lymphoma; and thymic malignancies. It can be used as a curative treatment, with or without adjuvant chemotherapy, to completely eradicate the primary malignancy.
Radiation therapy has side effects because it not only kills or slows the growth of cancer cells, it can also affect nearby healthy cells. Many people who get radiation therapy experience fatigue. Other side effects depend on the part of the body that is being treated.
19 Ιαν 2023 · What side effects does radiation therapy typically cause in breast cancer patients? There are two “flavors” of side effects from radiation therapy, regardless of what type of cancer is being treated: early and late.
13 Οκτ 2022 · Side effects from radiation happen when radiation damages otherwise healthy cells. Common side effects of any type of radiation include fatigue, appetite changes, hair loss, and skin...
