Patients with breast cancer who have undergone breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy, or who experience recurrence or metastasis, may require radiation therapy.
Modern simulation technology, respiratory motion management techniques, and new radiation therapy methods help doctors target radiation accurately, increasing precision.
Thu, 22, was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a single surgery for tumor removal and breast reconstruction, followed by radiation therapy to prevent recurrence.
Ms. Thanh, 61, suffered from genital sores for two years, believing it was an infected skin condition. Doctors later diagnosed her with Paget's disease, a type of skin cancer.
I am about to undergo radiation therapy after cancer surgery. Do I need to isolate myself after radiation therapy, and for how long? (Thanh Man, 44 years old)
A patient was advised that fasting and consuming male papaya leaf water and false daisy (*co muc*) during radiation therapy would more effectively and quickly destroy cancer cells. Is this advice correct? (Thanh Minh, 44, Tay Ninh)
Tran Hoang Bao Ngoc, a 12-year-old girl, is living healthily after receiving proton therapy in Singapore, becoming one of two cancer patients sponsored for the treatment.