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How does radiation help treat cancer?

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Answered by Lucky9112
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At high doses, radiation therapy kills cancer cells or slows their growth by damaging their DNA. Cancer cells whose DNA is damaged beyond repair stop dividing or die. Radiation therapy does not kill cancer cells right away.

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Radiation therapy kills cancer cells by damaging their DNA (the molecules inside cells that carry genetic information and pass it from
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Radiation therapy kills cancer cells by damaging their DNA (the molecules inside cells that carry genetic information and pass it from one generation to the next) (1). Radiation therapy can either damage DNA directly or create charged particles (free radicals) within the cells that can in turn damage the DNA.At high doses, radiation therapy kills cancer cells or slows their growth by damaging their DNA. Cancer cells whose DNA is damaged beyond repair stop dividing or die. ... Radiation therapy does not kill cancer cells right away.....



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