radiation therapy…

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radiation therapy, therapy, radiation, radiotherapy, a treatment approach that uses radiation to destroy cancer cells, cancer cells, multiply faster than other cells, radiation, harmful to rapidly reproducing cells, radiation damages cancer cells more than the normal cells, prevents these cells from continuing to reproduce, prevents the tumor from growing further, unfortunately, rapidly dividing healthy cells, killed by this process, skin, hair, the tissues most noticeably, radiation treatment, resulting in skin lesions, burning, redness, possibly hair loss, radiation therapy, fight many types of cancer, it, shrink the tumor, surgery to remove the cancer, radiation, given after surgery, prevent the cancer from coming back, certain types of cancer, radiation, treatment needed, radiation treatment, temporary relief of symptoms, to treat malignancies, cancers, cannot be removed, surgery, commonly used radioactive substances, cesium, 137cs, cobalt, 60co, iodine, 131i, phosphorus, 32p, gold, 198au, iridium, 192ir, yttrium, 90y, palladium, 103, radiation therapy, have many side effects, side effects depend on the part, the body irradiated, dose, schedule, the radiation, fatigue, malaise, low blood counts, pain swallowing, erythema, edema, shedding, sloughing-off, the outer layer of skin, desquamation, increased skin pigment, hyperpigmentation, atrophy, skin itching, pruritus, skin pain, changes in taste, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, hair loss, increased susceptibility to infection, fetal damage, pregnant woman.