Radiation therapy damages healthy cells along with the cancer cells, and this damage can cause side effects. Most of the body's healthy cells recover after the therapy is stopped. The side effects you may get depend on your radiation dose and what body parts are treated.
Possible side effects include :-
1. Tiredness (fatigue)
2. Hair loss on the treated body part
3. Skin irritation like a bad sunburn on the treated body part
4. Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea, if the abdomen is treated
5. Mouth sores, a sore throat or dry mouth, if the head or neck is treated
These side effects usually go away within a few weeks when the treatment is finished.
There can also be long-term side effects months or years after treatment. These side effects depend on your age, how much radiation you get and what body parts are treated
Possible long-term side effects include : -
1. Damage to the lungs or other organs
2. Infertility
3. Cataracts (caused by TBI)
4. Delays in growth and the ability to learn for some children
5. Risk of getting leukemia or other cancer years later (when given along with chemotherapy)
radiation poisoning: GI problems..(diarrhea and vomiting), Burns to the skin, including blisters, hair loss, tumors..ect..depends on dose and length of exposure
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Radiation therapy damages healthy cells along with the cancer cells, and this damage can cause side effects. Most of the body's healthy cells recover after the therapy is stopped. The side effects you may get depend on your radiation dose and what body parts are treated.
Possible side effects include :-
1. Tiredness (fatigue)
2. Hair loss on the treated body part
3. Skin irritation like a bad sunburn on the treated body part
4. Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea, if the abdomen is treated
5. Mouth sores, a sore throat or dry mouth, if the head or neck is treated
These side effects usually go away within a few weeks when the treatment is finished.
There can also be long-term side effects months or years after treatment. These side effects depend on your age, how much radiation you get and what body parts are treated
Possible long-term side effects include : -
1. Damage to the lungs or other organs
2. Infertility
3. Cataracts (caused by TBI)
4. Delays in growth and the ability to learn for some children
5. Risk of getting leukemia or other cancer years later (when given along with chemotherapy)
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radiation poisoning: GI problems..(diarrhea and vomiting), Burns to the skin, including blisters, hair loss, tumors..ect..depends on dose and length of exposure