Painful skin rashes and lesions are common during and after radiation therapy, but many cancer patients are unprepared for the ways the side effect can affect their quality of life and treatment ...

November 8, 2006 (Philadelphia) — Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) allows radiation oncologists to accurately pinpoint radiation beams. As a result, patients undergoing IMRT after breast ...

Danielle Fishel in Los Angeles in October 2024. Danielle Fishel gave an update on her breast cancer journey, sharing that while she’s “officially” done with treatment, she’s now dealing with the ...

Skin cancer occurs when skin cells mutate and grow uncontrollably, most often due to ultraviolet (UV) radiation damage. While ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - This month is UV Safety Awareness Month, and it’s a good time to remember sun safety to avoid skin cancer and miserable sun burns. Ultraviolet radiation or UV radiation ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Recently, actress Danielle Fishel posted online about her very painful reaction to radiation during treatment for breast cancer. Here in the Ozarks, Melanie Beumer had tried ...

UV rays are invisible. Their damage is not. Did you know that it takes only five sunburns to double your risk of developing melanoma later in life? Unprotected exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation ...

Advancements in radiation therapy, including proton therapy and stereotactic radiation, reduce side effects and improve quality of life for GI cancer. Radiation therapy can be an intimidating concept ...