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Colon radiation
Colon radiation is a treatment in which a person is exposed to high energy waves or particles such as gamma rays, proton rays, or neutron rays that penetrate his body to damage or destroy cancer cells in his colon (large intestine), or prevent cancer cells from reproducing.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 24-year old asked:
How will having colon radiation affect my long-term health?
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Are there long-term effects of colon radiation on my child's health?
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A 45-year old asked:
What sort of therapy is colon radiation?
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A 24-year old asked:
Give me a hint. What kind of hassle am I facing if doc suspects colon radiation? What is required to diagnose?
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A 30-year old asked:
Does drinking beer make radiation for colon cancer less effective?
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A 24-year old asked:
If I have colon cancer and get radiation therapy, can I safely have sex with my husband?
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A 30-year old female asked:
During radiation for colon cancer, there was a wall thickening of the bladder, but the doctor told my husband that theres nothing to worry. What could?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I have recurring precancerous polyps in my colon that are removed every two years. Is there anyway to stop this? Would radiation help in this stage?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can an overdose of ionized radiation in one year cause colon polyps more than 20 years later?
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A 30-year old asked:
How effective is y90 radiation for treating stage 4 colon cancer in combination with chemo?
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A 76-year old male asked:
I had stage one colon cancer in 2001 did not have any chemo or radiation and no problems since is that likely to reappear at some point?
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A 21-year old asked:
What is radiation therapy treatment for colon cancer?
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A 42-year old asked:
Is it possible to get radiation therapy for colon cancer?
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A 35-year old asked:
How effective is radiation therapy for treating colon cancer?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Does chemotherapy and radiation help reducing the reccurence of colon cancer t4?
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A 31-year old asked:
How long is it supposed to it take before radiation therapy starts to reduce colon cancer pain?
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A 55-year old asked:
Husband had colon cancer 7 years ago, chemo/radiation/surgery took 12 in, why still serious pot prob?
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A 76-year old male asked:
I had stage one colon cancer in 2001 had surgery with no chemo or radiation needed have regular colonoscopies is the cancer likely to return?
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A 26-year old female asked about a 61-year old male:
My dad was diagnosis with colon cancer, has all of the colon removed. What is the possibility that he will or will not have to have chemo/radiation?
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A 37-year old asked:
Can radiation therapy be delivered to a colon cancer from a device inside a patient?
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A female asked:
Are polyps the same as colon cancer? After the doctor takes them out, does a person need chemo or radiation? Can they grow back?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Does chemo radiation kills the remaining cancerous cells of a T4 colon cancer ? Surgery has been done and also how to know if there are stillcancercel
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A 37-year old asked:
My mom has stage 4 colon cancer that spread to most of her intestines. Will radiation treatment help her?
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A 37-year old asked:
What do you suggest if my mom has stage 4 colon cancer it spread to most of her intestines can she get radiation treatment?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Could colon cancer T4 , no positive nodes, but isolated tumor deposits found in pericolic tissue be cured with chemotherapy and radiation?
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A 41-year old male asked:
Good Day Doctor. What are the Chances of having Cancer from Two CT Scans of Colon, CT Colonography. I heard that Ct Scans causes Cancer due to Radiation after 10 to 15 Years . please Advice. Thanks?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Considering the ionizing radiation exposure is it safer to have an mri instead of ct scan in the colon cancer follow up after surgery ?
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A 26-year old male asked:
I got CT scan of abdomen and pelvis last July and it showed Inguinal lymphadenopathy and a possible inflammatory change in colon.My doctor wants to repeat CT to look at lymph nodes and since I've been ill for a year.Should I worried about radiation?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Hi i had polps removed from my left side colon sigmoid part one was 7mm n there other was sessil and 4mm how long should results take to come back?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Will a 2nd opinion on path report be helpful to colon/rectal surgeon for treating crc? A few friends are misdiagnosed b/c inaccurate n staging, common?
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