How to Live with Cancer
We all hope for health, but not all of us are fortunate. People of various age groups can acquire all sorts of medical conditions. Major … Read more
What is Breast Cancer?
Although breast cancer can occur in males it is rare, but breast cancer is very common in women. Earlier chapters discussed screening, diagnosis and epidemiology … Read more
What is Lung Cancer and Types of Treatment
We think of lung cancer in two different categories: small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. They behave quite differently. We consider small … Read more
The Side Effects of Radiotherapy
Although there are total-body and half-body techniques where low doses are delivered to wide areas for specific purposes such as obliterating the bone marrow prior … Read more
How does Radiation Kill Cancer?
Radiation for therapy is either x-rays produced by electrical machines called linear accelerators or gamma rays produced by the decay of radioactive isotopes such as … Read more