Radiotherapy Treatment

Cancer is a disease that causes your cells to grow in a rapid and uncontrollable way which leads to the development of a malignant (cancerous) tumour. In the worst cases cancer can turn out to be fatal. However, there are treatments available. In this article I will be discussing three of these potential cancer treatments.

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An established treatment has been updated and is now more widely available to treat prostate cancer. Brachytherapy is a technical term for internal radiotherapy treatment. It is a type of treatment that has been tried in many cancers and is successfully used for head and neck cancers in particular.

Mesothelioma is one of the least common types of cancer affecting around 2000 people in the UK each year. It is almost always caused by previous exposure to asbestos and is often nicknamed asbestos cancer. However, it can still prove fatal and can negatively impact a person's quality of life. Fortunately, there are a number of treatments for mesothelioma available and in this article I will be discussing three of these.

New technologies are available to treat early and late forms of prostate cancer. One modality for treatment is radiation therapy. The technique to deliver the radiation has been significantly improved in the last year, and now Rapid Arc is a very viable option.

Skin cancer is contracted by approximately 60,000 people in the UK each year. It is normally caused by prolonged exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light which makes the process of cell division in your skin malfunction. As a result your skin cells start to multiply in a rapid, out of control way leading to the formation of a cancerous tumour which usually appears as a blemish on your skin.

This article is about the use of Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) Therapy for people with cancer. HBO has been known about for many years and the techniques have regularly been used in treating deep-sea divers for the 'bends'. However, with increasing frequence, hyperbaric therapy is being used to treat a number of severe side effects of some conventional cancer treatments.

The primary intention of cancer treatment is to achieve cure and improve survival. Another equally important intention gaining importance in recent years is to conserve the structural and functional aspects of the organ with cancer. Radiotherapy has an important role in breast cancer as it helps in the attainment of both these objectives of cancer treatment.

Radiotherapy and chemotherapy are mainly used for palliative purposes in pancreatic cancer. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy are usually combined with surgery, the main modality of treatment, in pancreatic cancer management. Pancreatic cancer cells are highly resistant to chemotherapy drugs.

There are different types of prostate cancer treatment options for men who have different stages of tumor development. There is low, intermediate and high risk localized and locally advanced prostate cancer and then tumors that return after initial treatment. Due to advancing research there is a lot of prostate cancer information on hand for patients to further their knowledge of the condition.

Prostate cancer has many possible treatments, and often different treatments are used together to achieve the best results. One method of treatment is Brachytherapy, which is when a number of radiation seeds are implanted into the tumour in the prostate gland. The seeds then give a dose of radiation to the tumour over a period of time, usual several months although this varies.