Cancer Discussions, Cancer Treatment Options Forum - January 1st, 2010 - 3 Comments
What is the detailed medical use of radiation for treating cancer? Specifically breast cancer?
What is the detailed medical use of radiation for treating cancer? Specifically breast cancer?
This is a very good site that explains about radiation and breast cancer:
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_Radiation_Therapy_5.asp?sitearea=
The simple answer:
Radiation causes damage to both the normal and cancerous cells. Normal cells have the ability to repair the damage. Cancerous cells do not. When the damaged cancerous cells try to multiply, the cell dies.
This site gives the whole story of cancer, chemotherapy and treatments for cancer.