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Asked by chlolo to Leila on 12 Mar 2013.
Question: how long does it take to kill the cancer cells
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Leila Nichol answered on 12 Mar 2013:
This depends on the type of tumour and where it’s located. A course of radiotherapy can last from 1-7 weeks, visiting every day for treatment, so quite a long time. At the end of this the tumour and any subclinical, microscopic disease should be killed to so that the tumour can’t come back! The real reason for the long treatment though is to let the healthy tissue recover so it isn’t killed as well.
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physicsfan commented on :
What kind of damage can radiation do to your body, if not used safely and correctly?
Dhvanil commented on :
It can cause internal organ damage by killing all or parts of the the exposed area. The person may even die out of radiation exposure