Doctors may use radiation therapy to treat benign tumors. Radiation can shrink and eliminate benign growths without doctors having to perform surgery. Benign tumors are noncancerous growths that can ...

Radiation therapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses high energy rays to destroy cancer cells and shrink tumors. Doctors may recommend it as either a stand-alone treatment or in combination with ...

Radiation therapy targets lung cancer at all stages, damaging tumor cell DNA to inhibit growth and division. Palliative radiation focuses on symptom relief in polymetastatic disease, using shorter, ...

Radiation therapy is effective for symptom management in renal cell carcinoma, especially in bone or brain metastases, without invasive procedures. It offers disease control by targeting resistant or ...

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 ...

A new preclinical study from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has identified a gut bacterium that, when ...

Jessica Tarosky’s blue and white spaghetti strap dress billowed as she walked into a windowless room at UPMC Hillman Cancer ...

Prostate cancer relapse treatment could be cut from 35 visits to just five. See how new radiation technology may change your ...