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… Radiation Therapy for Cancer On this page: Treatment Overview Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Treatment Overview Radiation therapy uses high energy rays, such as X-rays, to destroy …
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… Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer On this page: Treatment Overview … Done How Well It Works Risks Treatment Overview Radiation therapy uses radiation, such as X-rays, to destroy cancer …
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… Radiation Therapy for Cancer Pain On this page: Treatment Overview Why … Is Done Side Effects How Well It Works Treatment Overview Radiation can be used to control pain by destroying a … may be given a shot with a radioactive medicine. Radiation therapy is the use of X-rays to destroy cancer cells and …
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… Leukemia On this page: Health Tools Related … genetic conditions or being exposed to large amounts of radiation or certain chemicals. What are the symptoms? … as your overall health. Treatment options may include: Chemotherapy and other medicines. Chemotherapy medicines kill …
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… Hodgkin Lymphoma On this page: … as your overall health. Treatment options may include: Chemotherapy. This is the main treatment. These medicines kill … cells, including cancer cells and some normal cells. Radiation therapy. This uses high-dose X-rays to destroy …
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… Radiation Therapy for Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer On this page: Treatment … Done How Well It Works Risks Treatment Overview Radiation therapy is used to destroy cancer cells. This procedure may …
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… Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma On this page: Health Tools What … as your overall health. Treatment options may include chemotherapy , immunotherapy , radiation therapy , and targeted therapy . In some cases, …
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… Ultraviolet radiation Last updated August 1, 2021 HealthLink BC File … Document Spanish Document Vietnamese What is ultraviolet radiation? Ultraviolet (UV) radiation comes mainly from the sun as part of the …
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… Radiation Treatment for Cancer On this page: Treatment … Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Treatment Overview Radiation therapy uses high energy rays, such as X-rays, to destroy …
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… Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) On this page: Health Tools … genetic conditions or being exposed to large amounts of radiation or certain chemicals. What are the symptoms? If … lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) include three steps. Induction therapy kills leukemia cells in the blood and bone marrow to …
