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Radiation Side Effects
Radiation therapy uses high-powered x-rays, particles, or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells.
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Therapy - radiation; Radiotherapy
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Cancer cells multiply faster than normal cells in the body. Because radiation is most harmful to rapidly growing cells, radiation therapy damages cancer cells more than normal cells. Specifically, radiation therapy damages the DNA of cancer cells. Doing so prevents the cancer cells from growing and dividing. Unfortunately,...
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Source: Breastcancer.org
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