Research is continuing to try and improve technology and techniques to allow radiotherapy to the prostate gland to be more effective and to have fewer side effects. One way is to reduce the amount of radiation received by normal organs (bladder, bowel etc) and this has been improving over the last few years with better machines and techniques such as “conformal radiotherapy” and “IMRT”.
Common Forms Of Prostate Cancer Treatment Prescribed (Feb 2007) By: Adrian Jones When a patient is first diagnosed with prostate cancer and has had all the relevant tests to check the extent of the disease he will normally have an appointment with his doctor to discuss what is best. Prostate cancer treatment will depend on the extent of the cancer and on the intent of the treatment. For example early prostate cancers will be treated with surgery, radiotherapy or watchful waiting. Prostate cancer surgery is a definite possibility for many men in the early ... Tags: prostate cancer treatments, prostate cancer treatment, treatments for prostate cancer
Possible Side Effects Of Radiation Treatment For Prostate Cancer By: Adrian Jones Despite the precautions taken to give the radiotherapy as accurately as possible there will always be some side effects associated with radiotherapy to the prostate gland even with “best treatment”. This is partly because to reach the prostate gland from the outside the X-rays have to pass through normal tissues (bladder, bowel, skin) and partly because an area around the prostate gland needs to be treated in case the prostate is in a slightly different position each day (e.g... Tags: prostate cancer treatments, prostate cancer treatment, treatments for prostate cancer
Undermined Immune System Is A Cause Of Yeast Infections By: graceshades This disorder could result from an exhausting cancer session being treated by way of radiotherapy or chemotherapy known better by doctors only, causing a very fragile immune system.This then could translate in to recurrent yeast infections that may afflict the victims for as long as they have to suffer with cancer.Other diseases like the diabetes are known to weaken the immunity of the victim especially when they run out of insulin. Tags: YEAST INFECTION
Techniques to Fight with Skin Cancer By: Peter Hutch Radiotherapy treats cancer by using radiation to kill cancer cells. The radiation can be targeted onto cancer sites in your body. Radiotherapy is not often used to treat early skin cancers, but it may be useful where surgery could be difficult or disfiguring. It may be used if a person is medically unfit for surgery. The treatment is often divided into several doses, given over two to six weeks. It is painless and only takes a few minutes for each treatment. Tags: skin cancer, treatment for skin cancer, skin cancers, what is skin cancer, skin cancer fac
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