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Radiation Therapy

Radiation Therapy. By: Emma, Jose, Dan. Radiation therapy  uses high-energy  radiation  to shrink tumors and kill cancer cells (1). X-rays, gamma rays, and charged particles are types of radiation  used for cancer treatment. What is radiation treatment? When is it used?.

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Radiation Therapy

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  1. Radiation Therapy By: Emma, Jose, Dan

  2. Radiation therapy uses high-energy radiation to shrink tumors and kill cancer cells (1). X-rays, gamma rays, and charged particles are types of radiation used for cancer treatment. What is radiation treatment? When is it used?

  3. Some of the most common side effects are fatigue, skin damage, hair loss, sore mouth and tooth decay, & gastrointestinal problems. What are the side effects of radiation treatments?

  4. effects by damaging normal, healthy cells near the cancer What are effects of radiation treatment?

  5. THC, the element of marijuana that causes a high, also promotes appetite. THC also has a numbing effect and can help relieve the deep muscle pain associated with chemotherapy. THC can be found in a pill form if smoking is not advisable. Medical marijuana is still illegal in most states What are the remedy for side effects of radiation?

  6. One of the most common sideeffectsof radiation to the brain is hair loss What are the side effect of radiation on the brain?

  7. The development of a second type of cancer is the most serious risk from radiation and chemotherapy treatment for Hodgkin's disease.  What are risks of radiation treatment?

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