A different kind of radiation therapy can help cancer patients preserve who they are. About half of all cancer patients ...

Radiation therapy is a treatment that uses high doses of radiation to damage cancer cells, either killing them or slowing their growth. Unlike the low-dose radiation used in X-rays to see inside the ...

Florida is the first state in the U.S. – and in the entire western hemisphere – to launch a carbon ion therapy program for ...

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, you’re not alone—and you don’t have to wait long to take the next step. Whether you’re newly diagnosed, moving from active surveillance ...

Author Colleen Hoover has completed her radiation therapy after undergoing surgery for cancer, without needing chemotherapy.

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.

Chen is vice chair for radiation medicine quality and safety at Northwell Health and assistant professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Potters is deputy ...

The governor joined Mayo Clinic President and CEO Dr. Kent Thielen Thursday to announce the launch of the first carbon ion ...

“Traditionally, breast cancer was treated over a course of five to six weeks,” said D. Hunter Boggs, M.D., an associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology. “Over the past few decades, ...

Small study could make big difference for breast cancer patients. Nov. 8, 2010, SAN DIEGO— -- Breast cancer patients don't have to give up deodorant during radiation therapy to avoid skin ...