Radiation Therapy questions with correct answers

-Surgery -Radiation Therapy -Chemotherapy - Answer Name 3 Cancer Treatment Options surgery - Answer ______ is the first cancer treatment option for solid tumors Radiation Therapy - Answer ____is an option that is "local" cancer treatment to a specific area -damages cancer cell DNA, which cannot repair itself - Answer How does rad therapy affect cancer cells? -If tumor cannot be removed surgically (tumor is not solid or is in a difficult spot to remove, or patient condition makes them unable) -reduce tumor bulk so that surgery can be done -use as a adjunct (in addition to...) with surgery or chemotherapy - Answer List some reasons why radiation therapy would be used as a treatment option chemotherapy - Answer ______ is "systemic" treatment, a type of cancer killing agent that goes through the entire system and touches every part of the body synergistic effect - Answer Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy can be used together to produce a ________. -can shrink tumor so that it can be removed