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Radiotherapy means the use of 'radiation', usually X-rays, to treat illness. Along with surgery and chemotherapy, it is one of the main treatments used to tackle cancer. Around 4 out of 10 people with cancer have radiotherapy as part of their treatment.
As part of our 5-year research strategy – we’re reinvigorating research into radiotherapy in the UK and investing in the next generation of experts. We want to make the treatment more precise and effective, to save more lives and reduce side effects.
- We’re currently campaigning to improve radiotherapy services in the NHS and will be taking our petition to Downing Street on 3rd November. Find out more and sign the petition today.
- Learn about treatment with radiotherapy on our patient information website, CancerHelp UK
- Read about our impact on radiotherapy
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- Mr Richard Shaw
- Our impact on breast cancer
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- Our progress and achievements in the 2000s
- Prof Alan Horwich
- Prof Judith Bliss
- Prof Peter Hoskin
- Radiotherapy: regional reviews
- The history of radiotherapy
Latest Radiotherapy news from Cancer Research UK
- News story: Radiotherapy 'needs to be modernised' in Europe
25 January 2013 - Press Release: Study confirms fewer, bigger doses of radiotherapy benefit breast cancer patients
6 December 2012 - News story: Radiotherapy after surgery slows progress of 'high-risk' prostate cancer
19 October 2012 - News story: Government supports roll-out of sophisticated radiotherapy technique
4 October 2012 - Press Release: Adding chemo to radiotherapy halves risk of deadly bladder cancer returning
18 April 2012 - News story: Proton beam therapy to be made available in England
13 December 2011 - News story: Radiotherapy 'improves prostate cancer survival'
8 November 2011 - News story: Radiotherapy after surgery halves rate at which breast cancer comes back
20 October 2011 - News story: Study finds best way to give radiotherapy after breast cancer surgery
25 September 2011 - News story: Shorter radiotherapy waiting times 'saving 2,500 lives a year'
8 August 2011
- News story: Men not attending fertility appointments after cancer treatment
3 January 2013 - Press Release: Three-in-one 'supermolecule' could detect cancer early, help destroy tumours and monitor treatment
6 November 2012 - News story: £15m fund to provide advanced radiotherapy to 8,000 patients
9 October 2012 - News story: Existing drug could protect against sore mouth after radiotherapy
6 September 2012 - News story: Location of proton beam facilities announced
10 April 2012 - Press Release: Fewer, larger radiotherapy doses prove safe for prostate cancer patients
13 December 2011 - Press Release: 36,000 urge No 10 to improve radiotherapy services across the country
4 November 2011 - News story: Alpha particles used to treat prostate cancer that has spread to bone
26 September 2011 - News story: Advanced radiotherapy shows early promise for rare lymphoma
15 August 2011 - News story: First ever report of radiotherapy access across the NHS
3 August 2011
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Fast fact
Radiotherapy helps cure more people than cancer drugs.