From what I have learned, unless the tumor has carci- or sarc- in the name, it is not malignant.
As a patient you can choose do do whatever you want. Nobody can force you to do anything. However, survival rates are based off of what the doctor recomends. If he recomends having chemo and or radiation I would do it. The reason being, even though during surgery they removed the tumor itself, microscopic cancer cells may have gotten transfered, by the scalpel, by the blood anything. And all it takes is one cell and then you are not cured. The chemo/radiation is like the "second wave" that makes sure there are no survivors (cancer cells) left. I some cases, an Sentenal Node biospy is performed at the time of the lumpectomy to see if any cancer cells have migrated to any of the Lymph nodes one the side where the breast lump was discovered. If yes, then an Axial Node discection may be done with some chemotherapy and/or radiation. But it is a case by case judgement call on the part of the treating doctor and a decision made by the patient.
Infrared radiation.
radio waves
Radiation can excite an electron sufficiently for the electron to leave the atom, thus having an ionizing effect.
Radiation pneumonitis is in relation to being exposed to radiation, therefore the only way another person could get this inflammation of the lungs is by having their person exposed to radiation as well.
Typically, the sentinel nodes are axillary nodes. If you are having the axillary nodes removed, the sentinal nodes will also be removed.
Patients receiving internal radiation therapy do become temporarily radioactive
It is like having a bone x-rayed
Beta
yes because radiation make have an effect on the baby....
The recovery time following a lumpectomy (I am assuming that you are speaking of a lumpectomy because that is the medical term for "breast cyst removal") can vary because the type of lumpectomy varies. For a simple lumpectomy, the procedure is usually done on an outpatient basis under general anesthesia, and you go home the same day, and recovery from the entire procedure in a few days. The surgical site will heal within a month, barring any complications such as infection of course. Some cysts are cancerous, and some are not. (benign=not cancerous, malignant=cancerous) The removal of a cancerous lump is more involved, and therefore the surgery is more involved, since the "margins" (edges surrounding the lump) have to be taken out, and with the benign lump, surgeons only need to remove the lump without worrying about margins. Other factors that would determine how long it takes to recovery would be a person's age, general state of health, and other medical issues.
Yes, there are several diseases that are treated with radiation, including some types of cancer. Radiation is also used in many diagnostic imaging machines, so that we can see inside the body without having to cut into it.