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... Cancer Prevention Oral Cavity, Pharyngeal, and Laryngeal Cancer Prevention Radiation Being exposed to radiation is a known cause ... in women at high risk. SERMS may cause side effects , such as hot flashes , so they are not often used for prevention of cancer. See the PDQ summary on Breast ...

... Effects page. Some treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy , cause side effects that continue or appear months or years after ...

... 1–19.9) in the control group.[ 45 ] Radiation had side effects but did not have a clinically significant effect on global health status.[ 45 ] Only 29% of the randomly assigned patients had ... chemotherapy and radiation therapy Combination chemotherapy plus chest radiation therapy does ...

... The following are some of the more common side effects: For radiation therapy to the brain or head and neck - ... taking a melatonin supplement with chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy for ... may help reduce side effects of treatment. Melatonin does not appear to have ...

... fewer days) compared to standard radiation therapy. Hypofractionated radiation therapy may have worse side effects than standard radiation therapy, depending on the schedules ...

... et al.: Randomized controlled trial of acupuncture for prevention of radiation-induced xerostomia among patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Cancer ...

... from the German Registry for the Evaluation of Side Effects after Radiation in Childhood and Adolescence (RISK consortium), 126 patients ...

... and development in young children, ways of giving radiation therapy that have fewer side effects are being used. These include: Stereotactic radiosurgery : For ...