Less is more in the case of this cancer treatment. The most common form of cancer among men in the US, after skin cancer, ...

The radioactive drug industry is booming. The radiopharmaceuticals market is expected to grow 10% a year to reach more than ...

Men given two larger doses of radiation had about the same side effects as others treated with the standard five-dose course, ...

Every year, doctors get better tools to fight cancer. Engineered cancer-killing cells, immunotherapies, targeted drugs, and more are helping clinicians cure more patients. Increasingly, though, ...

Final results from a landmark EORTC randomized trial with more than 20 years of follow-up show that irradiation of the ...

More than half of breast cancer patients receive radiation as part of their treatment, but it may not help those with early-stage cancer, new research shows. Women who received a radiation course ...

Treating breast cancer that has begun to spread around the body with targeted radiotherapy could help patients to live longer ...

Radiation therapy is a treatment that uses high-energy rays, like X-rays, gamma rays or protons, to target and destroy cancer cells. It works by damaging the DNA of cancer cells, preventing them from ...

Radiation therapy is often a key part of treatment for oral cancer. The side effects can be uncomfortable but are usually temporary. Tongue cancer is a type of oral cancer. Often, the best course of ...

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.

Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) uses high-energy beams or subatomic particles to damage the DNA inside prostate cancer cells. After enough damage, the cells cannot multiply, and they die.