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Results 1 - 10 of 11 for Radiation Therapy
  1. Calling out colorectal cancer | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... die and to be absorbed into the body. Radiation therapy. High doses of radiation damage cancer cells’ DNA, causing them to die ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/.../calling-out-colorectal-cancer - MedlinePlus Magazine
  2. New treatments possible for a rare childhood cancer | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... therapy for RMS involves a year of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery. That means children with this cancer ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...ible-for-a-rare-childhood-cancer - MedlinePlus Magazine
  3. 5 common questions about dry mouth | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... but older adults are especially prone to it. Radiation therapy. Salivary glands can be damaged if they are exposed to radiation during cancer treatment. Chemotherapy. Drugs used to treat ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...common-questions-about-dry-mouth - MedlinePlus Magazine
  4. Using your own immune system to fight cancer | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... had three major ways to treat cancer—surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. But the number of patients who develop cancer is so high that the best application of those three treatments ... radiation, and chemotherapy. What is driving this approach? A ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...wn-immune-system-to-fight-cancer - MedlinePlus Magazine
  5. Pancreatic cancer: What you need to know | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... the cancer’s stage and may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, chemoradiation therapy, or targeted therapy. You and your ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...tic-cancer-what-you-need-to-know - MedlinePlus Magazine
  6. How do we taste…and why does it go wrong? | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... Head injury Certain medications, including antibiotics and antihistamines Radiation therapy for head and neck cancers Smoking Exposure to ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...we-tasteand-why-does-it-go-wrong - MedlinePlus Magazine
  7. Fighting cancer: Ins and outs of immunotherapy | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... not as widely used as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. But immunotherapies have treated people with many types ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...er-ins-and-outs-of-immunotherapy - MedlinePlus Magazine
  8. Researching melanoma at NIH: What’s new? | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... clinical trials on melanoma research through NCI's Cancer Therapy Evaluation ... by exposure to UV radiation from the sun. Melanoma can also rarely occur ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...rching-melanoma-at-nih-whats-new - MedlinePlus Magazine
  9. What happens when your thyroid doesn’t work correctly? | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... causes Other causes of hypothyroidism include thyroid surgery, radiation ... Sources : MedlinePlus; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...ur-thyroid-doesnt-work-correctly - MedlinePlus Magazine
  10. Lymphedema: Living with swelling and stiffness | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... it from building up in your body. Physical therapy like special massage ... create blockages, and radiation can affect lymph nodes and create scar tissue ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...ving-with-swelling-and-stiffness - MedlinePlus Magazine
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