Don's Home Health Cause of Death Cancer Prostrate Cancer Radiation
last updated 29 April 2026

The forms of ionizing radiation relevant to the treatment of cancer are X-rays, gamma rays, and particulate radiation beams.
It causes cause breaks in the DNA That causes the cancer cells to die.
It has the same effect on any living cell. X-Rays and X-rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation Which includes things like radio waves, TV, Wi-FI, mobile phone, light (photons)...
See Electromagnetic Frequency Spectrum

Particulate radion is particles like protons and carbon ions. See Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer \ johns Hopkins

Dealing with Side Effects of Prostate Cancer Radiation | UCSF
incontinence, osteoporosis (loss of bone density), Low Libido (Low Sex Drive) bowel obstructions, bleeding. My friends comments on radiation:
My brother in upstate NY, now 82, had prostate radiation some years ago and had all those problems, perhaps the worst being bone marrow destruction so that he needs regular painful shots for that.

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radiation therapy | Brotammoca