A multicenter clinical trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has found that ...

Radiation therapy for vulvar cancer uses high energy waves to kill cancer cells. It may help shrink a tumor so a doctor can surgically remove it, and it may help kill any cancer cells that remain ...

Oral cancer involves malignant growths or tumors that can occur anywhere in the mouth or the throat. Doctors sometimes recommend radiation therapy to treat it, which involves doses of radiation to ...

X-rays and Gamma rays are energy transmitted in a wave without the movement of any material. X-rays and gammas differ in their origin. X-rays are emitted by an electrical device. Gamma rays are ...

Reviewed by Peter E. Lonergan, MD, FRCS (Urol.), consultant urologist and clinical senior lecturer at St. James’s Hospital & Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.Peter E. Lonergan, MD, FRCS (Urol.), ...

Radiation therapy is often a key part of treatment for oral cancer. The side effects can be uncomfortable but are usually temporary. Tongue cancer is a type of oral cancer. Often, the best course of ...

The University of Jyväskylä (Finland), in collaboration with the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK), has developed a new type of handheld multi-purpose radiation detector that ...