While radiation therapy is an effective tool to destroy cancer cells, a new study from Vanderbilt researchers suggests that ...

Some therapies used to treat cancer may increase the risk of later developing cancers that affect the blood. A ...

Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) uses high-energy beams or subatomic particles to damage the DNA inside prostate cancer cells. After enough damage, the cells cannot multiply, and they die.

What is particularly frustrating about radiation is that sometimes the adverse effects don’t show up until months or years ...

Radiation therapy is a treatment that uses high-energy rays, like X-rays, gamma rays or protons, to target and destroy cancer cells. It works by damaging the DNA of cancer cells, preventing them from ...

A new study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrates that a specialized high-dose ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The first randomized study of photon and proton radiation for breast cancer showed both modalities preserve ...

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 ...

Radiation therapy is often thought of as a treatment that only has a role in early-stage disease. This is no longer the case, and this approach to treatment can be used in several different ways even ...

Radiation exposure is especially dangerous for flight crews and frequent flyers. Here's how to best protect yourself.

St. John’s Health is standing behind the financials for its proposed radiation cancer center following an opinion piece that ...

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, you’re not alone—and you don’t have to wait long to take the next step. Whether you’re newly diagnosed, moving from active surveillance ...