Radiation therapy is a treatment using an external beam to kill cancer cells. The high-intensity energy beams used in radiation therapy mostly uses X-rays. Sometime protons can also be used instead of x Rays for the purpose.
When is Radiation Therapy Recommended?
Radiation therapy is used at all stages of breast cancer treatment, most commonly post-surgically.
Post-Surgical Intervention
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in urban India and the second most common in rural India. An estimated 70,218 women died of breast cancer in India, in 2012, which is the highest in the world.
In breast cancer, a systematized approach is used depending on
Step by step approach
How is Radiation Therapy in breast cancer performed?
Post Surgically two types of the procedure follows:
Potential long-term side effects include:
Both types of procedures are performed complimenting each other to increase the reach and effect of radiations.
Possible side effects of Internal Radiation are:
Brachytherapy further classifies as:
Intraoperative Radiation
The procedure has lesser side effects.
Expected Outcome:
Various studies have concluded that the average 10-year survival rate of a treated breast cancer female is 83%. If the cancer is located only in the breast, the 5-year survival rate of women with breast cancer is 99%. If cancer has spread to the regional lymph nodes, the 5-year survival rate is 85%.
Radiation therapy in breast cancer treatment is indeed a systematized approach and is given to only females who require them in conjunction with other available treatment measures. The best part is their success rates assuring NO CANCER!!
Dr. Indu Bansal Aggarwal, Senior Consultant – Oncology, Radiation Oncology | Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Gurugram
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