Radiotherapy for bowel cancer symptoms
This page is about radiotherapy for bowel cancer symptoms.
Radiotherapy uses high energy rays to treat cancer and is sometimes used for advanced cancer of the large bowel (colon) or back passage (rectum).
If your cancer has already spread, the radiotherapy treatment won't cure it. The aim of the treatment is to slow the cancer down or shrink it. This relieves symptoms such as pain in the pelvis or rectum. You have your treatment in the hospital radiotherapy department. You may have just one treatment or a few treatments.
The radiotherapy section in CancerHelp UK tells you more about this type of treatment including
- What it involves
- How your radiotherapy treatment is planned
- Possible side effects
- Coping with radiotherapy
If you would like more information about radiotherapy, contact one of the bowel cancer organisations. They will be happy to help. There is also information about other treatments on our page about treatment types for advanced bowel cancer.
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