It belongs to the family of drugs called enzyme inhibitors. The formation of scar tissue as a result of radiation therapy. A doctor who specializes in using radiation to treat cancer. A radiation therapy technique that delivers radiation directly to the tumor while sparing the healthy tissue. Also called radiosurgery and stereotactic external beam irradiation.
Radioisotopes produce radiation and can be placed in or near a tumor or near cancer cells.
This type of radiation treatment is called internal radiation therapy, implant radiation, or brachytherapy. Systemic radiation therapy uses a radioactive substance such as a radiolabeled monoclonal antibody that circulates throughout the body. Also called radiotherapy. Surgery to remove the bladder as well as nearby tissues and organs. Surgery for breast cancer in which the breast, chest muscles, and all of the lymph nodes under the arm are removed.