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.

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 ...

The Lower Columbia Regional Cancer Center has a $2.7 million sharpshooter that will improve cancer treatment by reducing radiation damage to healthy tissue. "Radiation ... has to destroy some normal ...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The Forrest General Cancer Center has unveiled its newest machine to help treat those with any type of cancer. The Varian TrueBeam Accelerator is the latest 4.1 software ...

Northern Arizona Healthcare (NAH) announced plans Wednesday to upgrade the radiation therapy equipment at its Cancer Centers of NAH in Flagstaff. The healthcare system will be upgrading its radiation ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — VCU Health has debuted southern Virginia’s only radiation therapy machine with new Varian HyperSight technology. On Wednesday, June 11, leaders from VCU Health, donors and local ...

A modern radiation therapy machine will be installed at the Delhi State Cancer Institute (DSCI) by the end of March this year ...

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.

Receiving a diagnosis of cancer can be frightening and confusing. Often, patients are referred for consultation with a radiation oncologist to identify treatment options. A radiation oncologist is a ...

The therapy is a highly advanced form of radiation therapy that uses charged particles in the form of a proton that that gets delivered with precision into a tumor that might be near a critical organ, ...

Author Colleen Hoover has completed her radiation therapy after undergoing surgery for cancer, without needing chemotherapy. Radiation therapy uses high-energy rays to destroy cancer cells, shrink ...