Radiation therapy is a treatment that uses high doses of radiation to damage cancer cells, either killing them or slowing their growth. Unlike the low-dose radiation used in X-rays to see inside the ...

According to new research, radiation therapy administered before surgery rarely produces favorable responses in patients with ...

Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) uses high-energy beams or subatomic particles to damage the DNA inside prostate cancer cells. After enough damage, the cells cannot multiply, and they die.

Dr. Allen Lichter answers the question: 'Radiation Therapy Twice in One Day?' — -- Question: Is radiation therapy ever given more than once a day? Answer: In general, no. Radiation therapy is ...

After radiation therapy, certain cancer patients face a lingering question: Is a troubling lesion a return of the cancer, or ...

For many men with prostate cancer, weeks of daily treatments are no longer the norm. Jonathan Tward, MD, a radiation oncologist at Huntsman Cancer Institute, explains how image guidance, real-time ...

Breast cancer patients who undergo a mastectomy should receive subsequent radiation treatment if their cancer has spread to four or more nearby lymph nodes, however, according to a new study, only 65 ...

Women with breast cancer who undergo contemporary radiation therapy see little change to left ventricular function in the first 5 years after treatment, according to observational data. At the same ...

PHOENIX (KTVK/KPHO/Gray News) - An Arizona man battling throat cancer says his health insurance provider is denying a key part of the treatment he needs to fight the disease. Gary Schmit says he’s ...