Assertion: radiation | /r/CapableOf | kill cancer cells
Facets:
value: by damaging their genetic material
type: MANNER
value: immediately
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Radiation doesn’t kill cancer cells immediately –
text: How Radiation Therapy Works Against Cancer At high doses, radiation therapy kills cancer cells or slows their growth by damaging their DNA.
text: It can kill any cancer cells that may still be in the treated area.
text: Radiation kills cancer cells by damaging their genetic material beyond repair, causing them to breakdown and die.
text: When used as adjuvant therapy, radiation kills cancer cells that primary therapy might have left unharmed.
text: It involves using high-energy rays (such as gamma rays or x-rays) or particles (such as electrons, protons, or neutrons) to kill cancer cells.
text: Radiation therapy uses high-energy radiation to shrink tumors and kill cancer cells.