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1. Radium was used in the past for the radiotherapy of some cancers.
2. But because radium is strongly radioactive uncontrolled irradiation or contamination with radium can lead to some cancers.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes, radium is a very radioactive chemical element.
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How is radium used in prostrate cancer?
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Why radium treatment?
Cancer. Is is sometimes cured by the beams of radium, treatinc cancer in and outside of the body.
How did Marie Curie's discovery of Radium help kill cancer?
Marie Curie was a pioneer in the field of the treatment of some cancers by radium irradiation.
How does radium cures cancer?
beta particles can cure skin cancer but not inside the body
How did Marie Curie save people by cancer?
she did'nt she ended up dying from leuchemia she was covered in burns and the radioactivy gave her cancer
How is radium used in prostrate cancer?
radium is helped with cancer by radium is helped with cancer by
Why radium treatment?
Cancer. Is is sometimes cured by the beams of radium, treatinc cancer in and outside of the body.
Does radium kill cancer cells?
Yes
Your mum is 84 and has been told she has cancer of the cervix and needs radium. What can she expect?
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy (but not with radium).
Is radium used for treating cancer?
Yes it is used for treating cancer.
Do glow in the dark products cause cancer?
Not the modern variety but some of the older ones used the element Radium to generate the light and Radium is radioactive and can cause cancer.
Why would you have radium therapy?
To help combat/control a cancer.
How is radium used for treating cancer?
By the irradiation of malign tumors
Which radioactive nuclide is used to treat cancer?
Radium is used. Madam Marie curie discovered that radium destroyed diseased cells in the body and tackled certain types of cancer
How is radium useful?
Radium is used today to treat Cancer and other medical caused deseases. It is also used in watch hands and gauges in airplanes. Radium is RADIOACTIVE and is not something to mess with.
What did Marie curie came to find out about polonium and radium?
that it causes cancer
How did Marie Curie's discovery of Radium help kill cancer?
Marie Curie was a pioneer in the field of the treatment of some cancers by radium irradiation.
