Radiotherapy for vaginal cancer

Radiotherapy uses high energy x-rays to kill cancer cells. You might have external or internal radiotherapy, or both, for vaginal cancer.

The radiotherapy team plan your treatment by working out the exact dose of radiotherapy you need.

External radiotherapy uses a machine outside the body to direct radiation beams at cancer to destroy it.

Internal radiotherapy means giving radiotherapy to the cancer from inside the body.

Your guide to the side effects of radiotherapy for vaginal cancer and how to cope with them.