What Is Pulmonary Fibrosis?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
5. Radiation Treatment
If you have cancer, and depending on the type of cancer you have, you might need to undergo radiation treatment. This treatment involves bathing an area of the body with radiation, and this radiation can help to kill cancer cells. While it can be an effective way of treating cancer, it is not without its downsides.
In damaging cancerous cells, radiation treatment can also damage our body’s healthy cells. This can lead to a number of problems, one of which is pulmonary fibrosis. Medical experts will need to weigh up the potential risks with the potential gains when deciding to go ahead with conditions like radiation treatment.
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