http://www.easy16.com/radiation-therapy-cancer-safe/ Health in your hands Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:09:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.easy16.com/radiation-therapy-cancer-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-1273 The Side Effects of Cancer Treatment: Are They Permanent? | HEALTH TIPS & GUIDES Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:57:14 +0000 http://www.easy16.com/?p=1690#comment-1273 [...] The side effects that come with the radiation therapy depend on the amount of healing dose that is given to the patient and the portion of the body that is taken care of. The major side effects that may occur are the skin reactions, such as rashes in the treated parts of the body, loss of appetite and tiredness. The treatment that uses radiation therapy may also cause a reduction in the quantity of the WBC (white blood cells); these are the cells that look after the body and do not allow any kind of infections to catch you. Even though the side effects of the radiation therapy can be extremely horrible, still the doctors can more often than not control or treat them. It is also very important to know that, most of the time these side effects are not permanent. [...] [...] The side effects that come with the radiation therapy depend on the amount of healing dose that is given to the patient and the portion of the body that is taken care of. The major side effects that may occur are the skin reactions, such as rashes in the treated parts of the body, loss of appetite and tiredness. The treatment that uses radiation therapy may also cause a reduction in the quantity of the WBC (white blood cells); these are the cells that look after the body and do not allow any kind of infections to catch you. Even though the side effects of the radiation therapy can be extremely horrible, still the doctors can more often than not control or treat them. It is also very important to know that, most of the time these side effects are not permanent. [...]

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