Intraoperative Imaging Blog

Radiation is a form of energy released by particles or waves. In high doses, radiation kills cells or prevents their multiplication.

Radiotherapy is a treatment for cancer. Its aim is to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Unlike cancer cells, most normal cells recover from radiation therapy. Doctors try to protect normal cells by limiting the radiation dose and delivering treatment over time. When using radiation machines, protect the largest possible part of your body.

Radiation and cancer treatment is applied from an outside source, with special machines or internally, through radioactive substances that a doctor places in your body. Readmore…

Normally, cells grow and die in a controlled manner. Cancer cells continue to form out of control. Chemotherapy is treatment with drugs that can halt the growth of these cells. However, it can also damage healthy cells, causing side effects.

It is possible that during chemotherapy has no side effects or have a few. The types of side effects you have depend on the type and dose of chemotherapy you receive. Side effects vary, but the most common are nausea, vomiting, fatigue, pain and hair loss. Healthy cells usually recover after chemotherapy, so most side effects gradually disappear.

The course of treatment depends on the type of cancer, drugs used in chemotherapy, the treatment goals and your body’s response. The treatment can be applied every day, every week or every month. Readmore…

Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill bacteria, viruses, fungi and cancer cells. The term most often refers to drugs to fight cancer and this article focuses on chemotherapy to treat this disease.
Chemotherapy drugs can be administered orally or by injection. Because the drugs travel through the bloodstream throughout the body, chemotherapy is a systemic treatment.

Chemotherapy may be used to:

* Curing cancer
* To prevent the cancer from spreading
* Ease symptoms (when the cancer can not be cured) Readmore…