Side effects of radiation therapy depend on:
the dose of radiation therapy
the area being treated
whether or not chemotherapy is added to the radiation therapy.
Chemotherapy works by destroying or damaging cancer cells. Chemotherapy is not used in most cases of thyroid cancer. However, it may be required for people with advanced thyroid cancer, who are no longer responding to other treatments.
Before you start treatment, your medical oncologist will choose one or more chemotherapy medication that will be best to treat the type of cancer you have.
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