Question

Some types of cancers are treated with radiation, similar to ultraviolet light . Why might it be beneficial to irradiate cancer cells?

Answer 1

Radiation reduces growth of tumors or sometimes shrinks them. It honestly depends on the type of cancer. But since your cancer cells are your own cells, your immune system cannot detect that there is a cancer in your body. The only way known to us is to radiation therapy so thats why its good to irradiate cancer cells i guess