Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer

What is Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer?

Radiation therapy for breast cancer uses high levels of radiation to kill cancerous cells in the breast or cease them from growing further. All the mutated cells that are left out after chemotherapy is also killed in the process. 

How does Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer help?

The radiation therapy is considered the most reliable mode of treatment for breast cancer along with surgery. It is an effective treatment to remove cancer cells, at every stage...

How is Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer done?

What are the benefit and risks of Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer procedure?

This minimally invasive treatment effectively treats breast cancer, but as any other radiation therapy, it comes with a few disadvantages that a patient must be aware of.

The advantages of Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer are:

  • The treatment kills the cancerous cells.
  • It reduces the chance of cancer cells to spread.
  • It is also helpful in reducing pain.
  • It is often used with chemotherapy to trea...

The risks associated with Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer are:

Common risks of the treatment include weakness, skin reaction, swelling in the breasts, and different skin sensation. Rare symptoms include swelling of the arms, a fracture in the rib, swelling in the lungs, heart risk, an...

It causes damage to the surrounding tissues. Sometimes one session of the radiation therapy is not sufficient to kill all the tumour cells, and therefore, subsequent sessions might be required.

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