Radiation therapy is a common treatment for brain cancer. While it can effectively target and destroy cancer cells, it can also cause side effects. The side effects of radiation therapy for brain ...

After receiving radiation therapy for uterine cancer, you may experience fertility challenges, vaginal dryness, and bowel or bladder problems. Options to manage and relieve your side effects can vary.

An image-based data mining analysis identified specific regions in the breast where radiation dose was associated with pain, edema, and other complications. Compared with whole-breast dosimetry, ...

Thousands of women who undergo radiotherapy for low-risk breast cancer could be spared some of the side effects of treatment after a study confirmed that more targeted treatments are just as effective ...

Milan, Italy: A team of international researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can predict which breast cancer patients may be at risk of side effects after surgery and ...

Radiation therapy for vulvar cancer uses high energy waves to kill cancer cells. It may help shrink a tumor so a doctor can surgically remove it, and it may help kill any cancer cells that remain ...

Radiation dose can influence the development of apical periodontitis in patients undergoing radiotherapy for cancer, according to a study in Clinical Oral Investigations (January 6, 2012). Researchers ...

A study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators found that stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), a form of high-dose radiation delivered in just five sessions, after ...

Radiotherapy in high-grade limb STS patients increases short- and long-term wound complications, affecting healing and care duration. Neoadjuvant radiotherapy leads to longer hospital stays and higher ...

Researchers found that stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), a form of high-dose radiation delivered in just five sessions, is as safe as conventional treatment, with similar side effects and a ...