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Results 1 - 10 of 95 for Radiation
  1. Radiation Emergencies (National Library of Medicine)  
    Radiation is a type of energy. People are exposed to small amounts of radiation every day from sources such as sunlight. A radiation emergency would involve larger amounts of radiation and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/radiationemergencies.html - Health Topics
  2. Radiation Exposure (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is radiation? Radiation is energy. It travels in the form of energy waves or high-speed particles. Radiation can occur naturally or be man-made. There ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/radiationexposure.html - Health Topics
  3. Radiation Therapy (National Library of Medicine)  
    Radiation therapy is a cancer treatment. It uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and stop them from ... half of all cancer patients receive it. The radiation may be external, from special machines, or internal, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/radiationtherapy.html - Health Topics
  4. X-Rays (National Library of Medicine)  
    X-rays are a type of radiation called electromagnetic waves. X-ray imaging creates pictures of the inside of your body. The images show the parts of your body ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/xrays.html - Health Topics
  5. Burns (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... tissues caused by heat, chemicals, electricity, sunlight, or radiation. Scalds from hot liquids and steam, building fires ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/burns.html - Health Topics
  6. Breast Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... age Taking hormone therapy for symptoms of menopause Radiation therapy to the breast or chest Obesity Drinking ... tissue around it, but not the breast itself Radiation therapy Chemotherapy Hormone therapy, which blocks cancer cells ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/breastcancer.html - Health Topics
  7. Thyroid Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... Are Asian Were exposed to certain types of radiation, including from radiation treatments to your head or neck as a child or from a radiation emergency Have had a goiter (enlarged thyroid) Having ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/thyroidcancer.html - Health Topics
  8. Colorectal Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... used to freeze and destroy abnormal tissue. Chemotherapy. Radiation therapy. Targeted therapy, which uses drugs or other ... include one or more of these options: Surgery. Radiation therapy. Chemotherapy. Active surveillance, which means having regular ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/colorectalcancer.html - Health Topics
  9. Lung Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... or tar in the workplace Being exposed to radiation, such as from Radiation therapy to the breast or chest Radon in ... for small cell lung cancer include: Surgery Chemotherapy Radiation therapy Immunotherapy Laser therapy, which uses a laser ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lungcancer.html - Health Topics
  10. Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... Being over age 70 Having had chemotherapy or radiation therapy Having been exposed to high levels of radiation Having certain genetic disorders, such as Down syndrome ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/acutelymphocyticleukemia.html - Health Topics
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