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Cancer radiation
A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. Steven Ginsberganswered
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 38 years experience
Depends: This depends on the site of your body being treated, and the dose of radiation being administered. It also depends on whether chemotherapy is also bei... Read More
5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Andrew Turrisianswered
Radiation Oncology 48 years experience
Radiation is usually: Given daily, m-fri, so its time consuming. Treatments last 15-30 minutes. The healthy tissues account for negative effects, and they vary upon where ... Read More
5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:

Dr. Michael Dansieanswered
Family Medicine 17 years experience
Side effects : General side effects of radiation therapy include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting. There can also be radiation dermatitis where the radiation has been expo... Read More
5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Sri Sundararamananswered
Radiation Oncology 29 years experience
Depends: Will try to be general as body location, type of radiation, reason for treatment, etc play a sig role in answering your q.
Short term: inflammation w... Read More
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. Tahir Ijazanswered
Radiation Oncology 31 years experience
Rad treatment steps: 1. Evaluation by radiation oncologist to determine if radiation is an option
2. If so, need to do a planning session to determine the area to treat... Read More
4.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old member asked:

Dr. Barry Rosenanswered
General Surgery 35 years experience
Need More Info: The side effects of both surgery and radiation therapy are dependent on the specific type of cancer that is being treated.
5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:

Dr. Kris Gastanswered
Radiation Oncology 32 years experience
Cost of radiation: There is no set cost for radiation: it depends on the place you are being treated(some states have cheaper cost)and the site you are having treated.Th... Read More
5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:

Dr. Raymundo Romeroanswered
Medical Oncology 23 years experience
Few Choices: Most patients undergo conventional radiation therapy. Newer modalities include: imrt, cyberknife and proton therapy. The radiation oncologist will be... Read More
5.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:

Dr. Barry Rosenanswered
General Surgery 35 years experience
Depends on type.: Cancer treatment is usually divided into local (the organ where the cancer started) and systemic (the rest of the body) therapy. Both surgery and ra... Read More
5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 43-year-old member asked:

Dr. Andrew Turrisianswered
Radiation Oncology 48 years experience
No: I am unaware of any penertating radiation that escapes the case, and cancer causation requires penetration through your clothes or skin. Highly unlike... Read More
5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 33-year-old member asked:

Dr. Addagada Raoanswered
General Surgery 57 years experience
NO: Patients who received radiation, the radiation energy like gamma rays dissipates in the tissues immediately, and patients can not re emit radiation, ... Read More
5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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Dr. Liawaty Hoanswered
Hematology and Oncology 24 years experience
Guideline: These sites hopefully would be helpful for you:
http://www.Nccn.Org/patients/patient_guidelines/pancreatic/index.Html;
http://www.Cancer.Net/cancer... Read More
5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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