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Radiation Therapy and You: Support for People With Cancer
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    Posted: 04/20/2007



About This Book






Questions and Answers About Radiation Therapy






External Beam Radiation Therapy






Internal Radiation Therapy






Your Feelings During Radiation Therapy






Radiation Therapy Side Effects






Radiation Therapy Side Effects At-A-Glance






Radiation Therapy Side Effects and Ways to Manage






Late Radiation Therapy Side Effects






Questions To Ask Your Doctor or Nurse






Lists of Foods and Liquids






Words To Know






Resources for Learning More






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Radiation Therapy Side Effects At-A-Glance

Radiation therapy side effects depend on the part of your body being treated. You can use the chart below to see which side effects might affect you. Find the part of your body being treated in the column on the left, then read across the row to see the side effects. A checkmark means that you may get this side effect. Ask your doctor or nurse about your chances of getting each side effect.

Talk to your radiation therapy team about your chances of getting side effects. Show them the chart below.

  • Find the part of your body being treated in the top row.
  • Read down the column.
  • A checkmark means you may get the side effect listed.
  Brain Breast Chest Head and Neck Pelvic Area Rectum Stomach and Abdomen
Diarrhea        
Fatigue
Hair Loss (on the part of the body being treated)
Mouth Changes            
Nausea and Vomiting        
Sexual and Fertility Changes          
Skin Changes
Throat Changes          
Urinary and Bladder Changes        
Other Side Effects Headache Blurry vision Tenderness Swelling Cough Shortness of breath Earaches Taste changes      

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