After receiving radiation therapy for uterine cancer, you may experience fertility challenges, vaginal dryness, and bowel or bladder problems. Options to manage and relieve your side effects can vary.

Radiation therapy is highly effective at killing cancer cells, but it often harms healthy skin around the treatment area, a ...

Small study could make big difference for breast cancer patients. Nov. 8, 2010, SAN DIEGO— -- Breast cancer patients don't have to give up deodorant during radiation therapy to avoid skin ...

Dot Decimal has developed a new medical device called Flash Therapy that aims to make cancer radiation treatment more targeted and efficient. The innovative device, currently in clinical trials, ...

The visual nature of head and neck cancer calls for treatment strategies that will minimize toxicities related to radiation therapy. Advances in precision radiation techniques, supportive care, and ...

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, you’re not alone—and you don’t have to wait long to take the next step. Whether you’re newly diagnosed, moving from active surveillance ...

Prostate cancer is Australia's most commonly diagnosed cancer. One in six men will be diagnosed by the time they turn 85. Cancers are abnormal groups of cells that grow uncontrollably and start ...

A stock photo of a person undergoing a CT scan A recently published study has found that the radiation from CT scans could potentially lead to thousands of cancer diagnoses "These findings suggest ...

The prevalent use of CT scans may account for 1 in 20 cancers annually, according to new research. The study, published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, suggests CT-related radiation is linked to ...

Many children look forward to returning to school in the fall, even if it’s only to see their friends. Others might suffer from anxiety. But for kids who have been through cancer or who are still in ...

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.