Radiation therapy for Mesothelioma & Lung Cancer Patients

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Relatively common in patients with pleural mesothelioma, radiation therapy is done by applying ionizing radiation to the tumor area, killing cancer cells and damaging DNA that leads to cancer cell forming. The procedure generally has less side effects than chemotherapy and is not painful.

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What should I know about the side effects of the radiation treatment?

Radiotherapy is one of the primary treatments for mesothelioma and it is used in order to control the growth and spreading of the cancer and also to reduce pain and other symptoms. Along with the benefits, radiation also has some side effects and the most common ones are fatigue, nausea and “sunburn”.

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