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.

A recently published study found that targeted radiation delivered before surgery can eradicate certain early-stage ...

Jill Martin undergoes surgery to repair damage that radiation for breast cancer has done to her skin. Radiation can impact ...

The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology has launched a randomized phase III clinical trial called RECIPROCAL (Alliance ...

Radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) combined with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) is emerging as a powerful approach in prostate cancer treatment. Historically rooted in early 89Sr trials, this ...

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.

Results from a retrospective cohort study analyzing patients with breast cancer bolster reports of an association between radiation therapy and subsequent risks of skin cancers. Radiation therapy in ...

According to the World Health Organization, each year cervical cancer impacts approximately 600,000 women throughout the ...

For patients with advanced oropharyngeal cancer, proton therapy may beat photon radiotherapy in terms of overall survival and ...

BC Cancer in Kelowna is highlighting a first-in-Canada cancer treatment innovation that uses custom 3D-printed applicators to ...

The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) is set to reopen its Radiation Oncology Services this year to expand ...