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yes. radiation of any type can weaken the immune system.
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My father in law had prostate cancer and what they did floored me because I haven't' heard of it. they put in to sleep in the hospital and inserted these radio active beads right into his tumor. I was fascinated with the procedure. Long story short, his tumor was gone in to time. I'm sure there are Dr's out there that have heard of this. My question is , Why don't they do this to breast cancer tumors that have been caught early. There has to me an answer. What about tumors in the brain that are small? and all tumors small enough to accept this treatment. Maybe Spreedog can help me on this one. I value his opinon more than anyone's because I know, he's honest. and a retired cancer doctor ADD I neglected the answer about weakening the immune system All chemo treatments will weaken the immune system because it's fighting a foregn substance and that's what the immune system is supposed to do. Whenever something is introduced into a person's blood that is not normal or the immune system considers foreign, it will fight like hell to beat it. This is why a person recieving chemo is so weak. The immune system is soley concentrated on ridding the body of what it considers an invader and neglects the lesser problems making a person very weak. I hope this answers your question.
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The immune system is not concentrated in the prostate/pelvis. It is all over your body in the form of blood cells, lymph nodes, and spleen. Given that radiation is a focal treatment (and not one that affects the whole body per se), there is really minimal change to the immune system while undergoing prostate radiation. Having said that, changes that happen in the marrow of the pelvis and around the prostate DO affect the immune system- but would not necessarily have to weaken it; those changes could cause it to react as it normally would. When one gets a virus, it "affects" the immune system, but does not necessarily weaken it. Hope that makes sense. Practically speaking, serious infections are uncommon while undergoing this therapy... Blessings
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