radiation therapy

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Ring the Bell!

Betty Belekis @BettyB (4117) • Summerville, South Carolina 12 Jun 17

When I first started my radiation treatments, my son’s girlfriend asked me if they had a bell in the radiation oncology department like they do in the infusion center. I didn’t know what she was talking about so she told me about...

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my father-in-law was bedridden

rebel_woman06 @SIMPLYD (90717) • Philippines 3 Jun 12

My father-in-law was bedridden since April, and was discovered that he has a stage 4 cancer of the prostate. The cancer has metastasized to his spine, making him paralyzed from waist down. He has a monthly...

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Radiation therapy ok for people with pacemakers?

moonlitmagikchild @moonlitmagikchild (22181) • United States 6 Jan 09

my mom got the news that she is CLEAR of cancer.. the lump was all there was and the spots they had found on her liver must not have been anything.. well they still are thinking about doing radiation in the area she had the lump...

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cancer

ellinger @ellinger (25) • Philippines 14 May 08

is radiation therapy very effective?my aunt is supposed to undergo such type of therapy.however we feel that the procedure might not be able to totally destroy the cancer cells. she have already undergone operation and her left...

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radiation therapy, have you had it, or do you know about it??

kkerix @kkerix (403) • United States 5 Apr 07

hi, i had radiation therapy four years ago, and i am still not healed. i have open wounds in my skin, and my insides are unhealed, scared, and the pain is constant. on a scale of one to ten. i never go below a 2, not much higher...

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cancer has ruined my life ""do you understand""

kkerix @kkerix (403) • United States 2 Apr 07

i was a strong 40 year old professional tree trimer.i had a business of my own since 1990 it was very prosperous. then the cancer, then the treatment, then the side effects of radiation. i am sick hurting, open wounds, on and on...

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