How do members experience Radiation Therapy?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Breast cancer 1,988 62
Adenocarcinoma (non-small cell lung cancer) 698 19
Non-small cell lung cancer 444 11
Squamous cell carcinoma (non-small cell lung cancer) 317 5
Small cell carcinoma (small cell lung cancer) 204 4
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Common side effects

Side effect Patients Percentage
Fatigue 38
Swallowing difficulty (dysphagia) 16
Tiredness 14
Nausea 13
Burn 12
Radiation burn 12

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 49
Moderate 80
Mild 64
None 45

Member evaluations

pdfree

evaluated on Jan 15, 2016

  • Perceived effectiveness for rectal cancer: None
  • Side effects: Moderate

Fluff4brains

evaluated on Aug 13, 2015

  • Perceived effectiveness for glioblastoma: None
  • Side effects: Moderate

dougal

evaluated on Jan 15, 2014

  • Perceived effectiveness for lung cancer: Moderate
  • Side effects: Mild