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Is it bad to be near someone who has had radio therapy? Is there a time limit? What might be the sides affects for the other person who has not had the treatment?
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Radiotherapy isn’t the same as radioactive seeds. The only side effects are to the person receiving the therapy, and then only to the area that is treated. Once their treatment is over, all radiation is gone. Basically it's like a light switch, when the machine is turned on, radiation comes out targeted to a specified area in the patient. When the beam is turned off, there’s no more radiation. For people who are around the patient, there are completely NO side effects. I worked as a Radiation Therapist for 12 years and went through 2 pregnancies, and neither me or my kids ever received any radiation.
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I’m assuming you mean radioactive therapy. When I was treated with radioactive seed implants for prostate cancer, I was told to avoid close contact with my pregnant daughter for a while and not to hold a baby on my lap for the same period. I could be in the same room with my daughter but I was told not to give hugs or sit by her for a extended period of time. As I recall, that was only for about 6-8 weeks.
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As others say - it is OK to be near someone undergoing treatment.
Side effects are actually what happens to person undergoing treatment - see www.after-cancer.com for more info - and help with handling these - sometimes annoying or nasty - side effects.
Verite R
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Many facts show that in the case of small doses of irradiation the answer to that question is, say German scientists.The carcinogenic effects of radiation in the medium and high doses, no doubt.
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No there's no reason to avoid someone who's having radiotherapy, you can be as near to them as you like, it won't affect you in any way
I often used to meet friend for lunch straight after my radiotherapy sessions
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We certainly don't come out glowing green. There's no side effects for the person not getting the treatment.
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