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I assume you mean what are the side effects? Even in the best cancer cases where the cancer responds excellently to radiation therapy, there is still the fact that radiation was used; the rediation can and will affect surrounding tissues. Such as the testicles where radiation will likely cause infertility.
In some rare cases, the radiation can even cause a cancer of it's own in the surrounding tissues such as the intestines.
However, having said that, not getting radiation to destroy a present cancer for fear of a different cancer years down the road would be unwise. If the doctors say to get radiation now to save your life. Do it.
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Does Prostate cancer respond to radiation therapy?
Prostate cancer responds well to radiation therapy
What different treatments are there to cure prostate cancer?
Procedures to treat prostate cancer and chemotherapy, radiation therapy or surgery. Surgery can include removal of cancer from the prostate, or removal of prostate gland.
Can you get prostate cancer from working at radiation plant?
It's possible, but no correlation between working in a radiation plant and prostate cancer has been established.
What treatments are there for prostate cancer?
Surgery, radiation, hormone therapy are the three chief treatments for prostate cancer.
What are some of the treatment options for a person diagnosed with prostate cancer?
"Some treatment options for someone diagnosed with prostate cancer is to undergo radiation and chemotherapy. Depending at which stage of cancer you are in, this may be your best option."
What type of treatment used to treat prostate cancer by placing the radioactive elements directly into the prostate?
That is called Brachytherapy. Little seeds are inserted into the prostate gland and they are then irradiated. The radiation kills off the cancer cells that are near the seeds.
What are some treatments to prostate cancer?
Radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery are potential options for prostate cancer treatment. There are several other treatments in development, but very few are available outside of clinical trials.
What does prostate cancer status post radiation mean?
The status means, what is its condition (how large are the tumors, have they shrunk or disappeared, etc.) and post radiation means after receiving radiation treatment.
Regarding prostate cancer how soon after radiation treatment should brachytherapy be performed?
Brachytherapy IS radiation treatment. Irradiated seeds are placed into or next to a cancerous area. These seeds are then irradiated causing the cancer to die.
What is the difference between deaths from lung cancer and deaths from prostate cancer?
lung cancer is in the lungs, prostate cancer is in the prostate.
What are the consequences of skin cancer?
The possible consequences of skin cancer is that it will damage the cells that make up the skin. This will hinder the protective function that the skin offers to the body against ultraviolet radiation.
When dealing with prostate cancer what is a reason that makes the survival rates not as bad?
There many advanced methods that are now making prostate cancer's survival rate better. They have advanced drugs to deal with this disease. They also have better chemos and radiation to help kill the cancer cells.
