What is cancer radiotherapy and how does it work? | Cancer Research UK

Radiotherapy plays an important part in treating great deals of different cancers. As well as brand-new modern technology is making it more specific and decreasing negative effects. It functions by shooting x-rays or other intense packages of power at cancer cells, damaging their DNA. If a cancer cells cell can not fix its broken DNA, it passes away.

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Figure out more about radiotherapy on the Cancer Research UK information website: https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/series/radiotherapy/

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