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6 Οκτ 2022 · Radiation therapy for breast cancer uses high-energy X-rays, protons or other particles to kill cancer cells. Rapidly growing cells, such as cancer cells, are more susceptible to the effects of radiation therapy than are normal cells. The X-rays or particles are painless and invisible.
7 Ιουλ 2023 · At very high doses, radiation can impair the functioning of tissues and organs and produce acute effects such as nausea and vomiting, skin redness, hair loss, acute radiation syndrome, local radiation injuries (also known as radiation burns), or even death.
This paper summarizes current knowledge on ionizing radiation-associated breast cancer in the context of established breast cancer risk factors, the radiation dose–response relationship, and modifiers of dose response, taking into account epidemiological studies and animal experiments.
Radiation therapy to the pelvis (for example, as treatment for bladder, ovarian, or prostate cancer) can cause side effects such as: Bladder problems; Fertility problems; Changes in your sex life; You might also have some of the same problems people get from radiation to the abdomen, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or constipation. Bladder ...
14 Αυγ 2023 · Radiotherapy causes DNA break and subsequent cell death. This affects the cancer cells more severely than the normal cells. However, with the growing number of patients receiving chemotherapy, providers come across patients who develop side effects of radiotherapy.
21 Σεπ 2021 · According to a new study in JACC: CardioOncology, women with left-sided breast cancer undergoing radiation therapy between 1985 and 2008 had over twice the risk of subsequent coronary artery disease compared to women with right-sided breast cancer with up to 27.5 years of follow up.
27 Ιουλ 2023 · Acute health effects such as skin burns or acute radiation syndrome can occur when doses of radiation exceed very high levels. Low doses of ionizing radiation can increase the risk of longer term effects such as cancer.
