Pancreatic Cancer

[contentuser]

Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Pancreatic Cancer(Free Handout)

Radiation Therapy to Treat Pancreatic Cancer



Radiation therapy involves using radioactive substances (i.e., high-energy rays, or radiation) to destroy cancer cells. In this treatment, special machines are used to direct radiation at the parts of the body with cancerous tumors, to destroy cancer cells while minimizing damage to healthy tissue.

Unlike chemotherapy, radiation is not carried throughout the body. As such,...Read the full article