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What Are The Radiation Pills Used To Treat Colon Cancer?
Dr is going to prescribe radation pills for Dad he is 91 & in excellent health i.e. drives ,yardwork ,& garden. he had colon cancer that has spread to lungs [Dr diagnois] went thru internal radation beads to open blockage in lung 9months ago he didn t want to put him thru regular radation to treat cancer because of age & quality of health wgat are these pills ?
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
Hi,
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
One way to treat colonic cancers is to place small pellets or seeds of radioactive material into a tube or container so that they are next to or right into the cancer. This is called brachytherapy.These small beads are sometimes called radiation pills.
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D.
Mumbai
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
One way to treat colonic cancers is to place small pellets or seeds of radioactive material into a tube or container so that they are next to or right into the cancer. This is called brachytherapy.These small beads are sometimes called radiation pills.
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D.
Mumbai
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