10 Radiation Symptoms
Article Sources
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Fatigue
Exposure to enough radiation means that healthy cells in the body get destroyed. The body works hard to replace or repair these cells, which could lead to fatigue as all the energy is channeled to the affected areas.
Fatigue is also a symptom of radiation therapy, even though the radiation is medically controlled. This is because the therapy doesn't only destroy affected cancerous cells but healthy cells too. While fatigue can't be measured, the patient needs to alert medical professionals when it becomes debilitating.2‘Radiation Therapy Side Effects.’ American Cancer Society | Information and Resources About for Cancer: Breast, Colon, Lung, Prostate, Skin, www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/treatment-types/radiation/effects-on-different-parts-of-body.html
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