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Topic: Radiation Therapy (view all topics)

Tags for topic Radiation Therapy:

• 3-D conformal external beam radiation (also called 3DCRT)
• After surgery
• Before surgery
• Brain
• Breast
• Dose-Dense
• External
• Internal (also called "brachytherapy")
• Low-Dose
• Lymph nodes
• Standard (most typical)

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• Radiation to Left Breast May Increase Risk of Heart Problems

  Published on August 9, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: External, Standard (most typical), After surgery, and Breast

  Receiving radiation therapy for cancer in the left breast can increase the risk of heart problems in the future.

• Modern Radiation Therapy Causes Fewer Heart Problems

  Published on March 22, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: External, Standard (most typical), After surgery, and Breast

  Modern radiation therapy techniques to treat breast cancer are safer for the heart.

• Risk of Heart Problems Increases After Radiation Therapy

  Published on March 6, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: External, Standard (most typical), After surgery, and Breast

  Older radiation regimens increase the risk of heart problems.

• Exercise Can Help Women Avoid Some Radiation Side Effects

  Published on October 9, 2006 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Exercise, Standard (most typical), Breast, After surgery, and External

  Anemia is one of several side effects that radiation can cause. While small, a study found that exercise helped women avoid anemia. This is another reason for women diagnosed with breast cancer to incl...