{"id":4458,"date":"2023-10-13T13:26:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T17:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rubanrose.wpbeta.vortexdev.com\/?page_id=4458"},"modified":"2024-09-24T15:36:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T19:36:56","slug":"radiotherapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rubanrose.wpbeta.vortexdev.com\/en\/inform-me\/after-the-diagnosis\/treatment-for-breast-cancer\/radiotherapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Radiotherapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  <section class=\"title-with-subtitle__container theme-block is-style-subtitle-big aligndefault \"\n       id=\"evidement-ganglionnaire-axillaire\">\n\n\n    <div class=\"title-with-subtitle__innerblocks-container\">\n  <section class=\"title-with-subtitle theme-block alignfull is-style-heading-size-2 aligndefault has-text-align-left\"\n    >\n   <h2>              <span class=\"title-with-subtitle__subtitle\">\n          Radiation Therapy        <\/span>\n      \n              and Breast Cancer            <\/h2>  <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Common after a mastectomy, this treatment uses radiation to destroy cancer cells. Radiation therapy can be used to kill any cancer cells remaining after surgery, to reduce tumour size before surgery (neoadjuvant) or to relieve pain in cases of metastatic cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/rubanrose.wpbeta.vortexdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mep-Mobile-FCS_Figure-38-PROD_EN-01-600x524-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4470 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rubanrose.wpbeta.vortexdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mep-Mobile-FCS_Figure-38-PROD_EN-01-600x524-1.png 600w, https:\/\/rubanrose.wpbeta.vortexdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mep-Mobile-FCS_Figure-38-PROD_EN-01-600x524-1-300x262.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>When administering the treatment, the radiologist protects the healthy cells around the tumour as much as possible, but some cells may be damaged and this can cause side effects, such as:<br>\u25cf Fatigue<br>\u25cf Changes in breast size and shape<br>\u25cf Breast and shoulder pain<br>\u25cf Lymphedema<br>\u25cf Red, dry or itchy skin<br>\u25cf Impaired cardiac function<br>\u25cf Lung inflammation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Studies are underway to reduce radiation doses without affecting the therapy\u2019s effectiveness and to identify which patients actually benefit from the treatment. For example, radiation therapy can be unnecessary in older patients with tumours that are at a low risk of recurrence. Various techniques are being studied (hypofractionated radiotherapy, partial breast irradiation and intraoperative radiotherapy).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Common after a mastectomy, this treatment uses radiation to destroy cancer cells. Radiation therapy can be used to kill any cancer cells remaining after surgery, to reduce tumour size before surgery (neoadjuvant) or to relieve pain in cases of metastatic cancer. 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