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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer
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It provides radiation therapy and chemotherapy to cancer patients, as well as psychosocial, nutrition and genetic counseling and assistance in pain and symptom management.
Radiation therapy is used as the primary (main) treatment of esophageal cancer in some patients, especially people whose general health is too poor to undergo surgery.
Radiation therapy and some types of chemotherapy can affect the salivary gland and cause dry mouth and a decrease of saliva.
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Sarah Kennedy,
Fashion Model
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It is designed to address the special concerns of women undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy and provides information on makeup, skin care, hair styling and the use of wigs.
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Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator
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Adjuvant therapy usually refers to hormonal therapy, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or immunotherapy added after surgery to increase the chances of curing the disease or minimizing symptoms.
Radiation Therapy is the use of high-energy rays to stop cancer from growing and multiplying.
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Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist
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Chemotherapy is being studied in clinical trials as a means of delaying, modifying or eliminating the need for radiation therapy in younger patients, as well as for use prior to or during radiation therapy.
Chemotherapy is being studied in clinical trials as a means of delaying or eliminating the need for radiation therapy in younger patients, as well as for use prior to or during radiation therapy.
These therapies have mixed results and may be best suited for those patients in excellent health at the time of diagnosis and who have not yet received modern chemotherapy and/or radiation.
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David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist
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Radiation therapy also is the usual treatment for patients whose cancer has spread within the chest-to more distant lymph nodes or other tissues.
Radiation therapy, alone or with chemotherapy or hormone therapy, is sometimes used before surgery to destroy cancer cells and shrink tumors.
Patients undergoing chemotherapy, radiation therapy, bone marrow transplants and certain surgical and obstetrical procedures often require platelet transfusions to prevent bleeding.
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