A 45-year-old member asked:
is there a difference between radiation and chemotherapy?
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Dr. Christian Schultheis answered
24 years experience Hematology and Oncology
Yes: Radiation delivers treatment to where the beam is delivered. So if you radiate the arm, the arm is all that is treated. Chemotherapy goes wherever blood goes. Hope this helps.
Answered on Aug 21, 2013
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Dr. Keyur Mehta answered
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Radiation vs chemo: Radiation therapy is giving high-energy x-rays to tumors in a focal area of the body, causing dna damage in cancer cells. Chemotherapy is a medicatio ... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allan Goldstein answered
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Tumor: Type and extent of tumor determines if one or both should be used.
A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carlos Encarnacion answered
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Nope: Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are completely different. Chemotherapy consists of medications. In a way, they are like any drug for any other illn ... Read More
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Significant : Radiation uses energy, be it from an external beam or from implanted or injected radioactive isotopes. Chemotherapy are drugs given IV or by mouth. Bo ... Read More
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