Side Effects Articles
Top Three Radiation Side Effects
Radiation sounds scary even before the doctor begins to talk about side effects. Will I glow in the dark? NO, but that would be cool! Radiation is an x-ray treatment, designed to target a particular area…
Questions to Ask Your Doctor
A new cancer diagnosis is frightening and most patients do not know what to expect. Hearing the word “cancer” will likely start your thoughts racing with questions like, “Will I die? What will my family…
What Are Late Radiation Side Effects?
Radiation is more likely to damage and kill cancer cells than normal cells. This is really why we can use radiation as a cancer treatment in the first place. We could spend an entire blog topic discussing…
What Do I Need to Treat My Side Effects During Radiation?
Radiation therapy is a type of local treatment. This means that it is focused on a particular part of the body, and does not travel throughout the body. Because of this, radiation treatment causes side…