Side Effects Of Lung Cancer Radiotherapy
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Lung damage radiation pneumonitis.
Side effects of lung cancer radiotherapy. Because radiation therapy is a localized treatment most side effects develop in the treatment area for lung cancer that is the chest. Recent research advances and new technology have facilitated highly precise radiation delivery techniques which can reduce the impact on surrounding healthy tissue and the likelihood of side effects. See if you re getting radiation to the chest below for more details. Getting radiation to the breast can sometimes cause an inflammation of the lungs which is called radiation pneumonitis.
Many people who get radiation therapy experience fatigue. Radiation therapy has side effects because it not only kills or slows the growth of cancer cells it can also affect nearby healthy cells. A critical review of recent developments in radiotherapy for non small cell lung cancer s baker and others radiation oncology 2016.