cancer
Radiation Therapy for Cancer
Uses for Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy plays a key role in curing many cancers, including Hodgkin Lymphoma , early-stage Radiation therapy can reduce symptoms when a cure is not possible, such as for bone metastases in Multiple Myeloma and painful tumors in people with advanced lung, esophageal, head and neck, and stomach cancers. By temporarily shrinking the tumors, radiation therapy can relieve symptoms caused by spread of cancer to bone or brain. 