my father has prostate cancer and he starts his treatment soon. he is 72
2006-10-04 11:48:56 · 12 answers · asked by towanda1234567 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Makes your willy shrivel up.
I think I had a double dose!
2006-10-04 11:51:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is heat activated and burns the cancer. Makes it smaller. For example, my dad has brain cancer. They made a wax model of his head so when the raditation was centered on his tumors it would not burn his head. They directed the beam right on the cancerous tumor. He still had burnt ears and a burnt face, like a bad sunburn. It also dried up his face and it was scaley. I'm not sure about prostate cancer but that's what happened to my dad. He has to have chemo and raditation both.
2006-10-04 13:31:01 · answer #2 · answered by lazycat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Radiation is focused to kill the targeted cells. It is generally less invasive than chemo-therapy which is systematic. Radiation is preferred as it can be targeted to a specific site. Think along the lines of a laser. Though it is not that focused. Gamma waves are very short wavelengths, and can be targeted pretty specifically. Chemo is basically a poison, that is just a little more leathal to cancer cells than the rest of your body.
2006-10-04 11:58:48 · answer #3 · answered by Wicked Mickey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what type of radiation treatment he is getting. If it is implants, they focus on killing the bad cancer cells, as any radiation treatment, but is more accurate than other means. He needs to speak with his doctor about his concerns.
2006-10-04 11:58:03 · answer #4 · answered by Candi S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It shrinks cancer. Is he having seed implants or beam radiation to the prostate?
2006-10-04 15:39:14 · answer #5 · answered by happydawg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mom had lymphadema. She retain water in one of her legs and it never really went after after her radiation treatment. As her cancer progressed, it was difficult for her to walk b/c that leg was like dragging a stump.
2006-10-04 15:47:32 · answer #6 · answered by hrmom02 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it kills the cancer cells but also some good cells. it will dry your skin some but they will give you ointment for that .it doesnot hurt and it only takes minutes. you may get tired or lose your appetite. marking the body takes the longest otherwise you are in and out in 10 or 15 minutes.i have lung cancer
2006-10-04 12:48:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
IT DESTROYS,But that kind of cell you do not want anyway.this is what I got when my mom went through kimo/radiation they supress the cells ability to split and then subject the bad cells to radiation to kill them off
2006-10-04 11:58:34 · answer #8 · answered by aries23wilson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my dad had cancer at 49. he got radiation and cemotherapy. this made him very weak. he died 7 months later.
2006-10-08 06:34:10 · answer #9 · answered by kittybrains 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may lower his immunity to fight infection.
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2006-10-04 11:53:28 · answer #10 · answered by tmthyh 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋