Radiation as Detection and Treatment of Breast Cancer Radiation plays a major role in the detection and treatment of breast cancer through mammograms and radiation therapy. Cancer, or tumors, are malignant growths which do not function like a normal cell. Instead, they grow uncontrollably unchecked by normal cell checkpoints. Without growing limits, the cancerous cells eventually kill normal cells by depriving them of nutrition. Malignant tumors also are unspecialized and do not function like the …showed first 75 words of 1203 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1203 total…on the improvement of the women in this study. Radiation has helped many women detect breast cancer and destroy the cancerous cells in their bodies. Mammograms have allowed women to detect breast cancer at an early stage when it is much easier to remove safely. Radiation therapy destroys the cancerous cells which might otherwise attack other parts of the body. In conclusion, radiation is one of the best ways to diagnose and treat breast cancer.