Lecture to Discuss Benefits, Side Effects of Radiation Therapy
Note: A list of sites where the lecture will be available by video conference follows this release.
Benefits and short- and long-term side effects of radiation therapy is the topic of the next Cancer Answers lecture Tuesday, May 4.
The Cancer Care Nova Scotia-hosted event will be 7-8:30 p.m. in the Royal Bank Lecture Theatre, Halifax Infirmary and available by video conference at 20 sites across the province.
It is part of the Cancer Answers lecture series, designed to provide Nova Scotians with quality cancer information. The lecture will be presented by Dr. Robert Rutledge, radiation oncologist, Capital Health Cancer Care Program.
"With the advances in modern radiotherapy and our ability to spare normal tissue and treat cancers more effectively, it is even more important for people to understand the short- and long-term side effects of radiation treatment," said Dr. Rutledge.
Dr. Rutledge will also discuss the basics of radiotherapy, including the steps in treatment planning and delivery, and the myths about this common cancer treatment.
Cancer Care Nova Scotia, a program of the Department of Health, was created in 1998 to facilitate quality cancer prevention and care for all Nova Scotians. Through Cancer Patient Navigation, health professional education, and standards and guideline development, Cancer Care Nova Scotia supports health professionals in providing patients with high quality care.
Its work with other organizations raises awareness about the importance of healthy lifestyles in reducing cancer risk, and its screening programs educate Nova Scotians about healthy lifestyles and available testing like Pap tests for cervical cancer and the Home Screening Kit for colon cancer. The goal is to find cancer earlier and treat it better.
The lecture will available by video conference at these sites:
- Darmouth General Hospital, Dartmouth
- Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital, Sheet Harbour
- Hants Community Hospital, Windsor
- Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow
- Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney
- Colchester Regional Hospital, Truro
- Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre, Amherst
- Eastern Memorial Hospital, Canso
- Eskasoni Health Centre, Eskasoni
- Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital, Tatamagouche
- Roseway Hospital, Shelburne
- St. Martha's Regional Hospital, Antigonish
- St. Mary's Hospital, Sherbrooke
- Strait Richmond Hospital, Evanston
- Shoreham Village, Chester
- Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Middleton
- South Shore Regional Hospital, Bridgewater
- Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville
- Victoria County Memorial Hospital, Baddeck
- Yarmouth Regional Hospital, Yarmouth