If radiation can cause cancer, why do doctors use radiation to treat cancer?
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Radiation damages DNA. This damage can cause cancers by slightly mutating the DNA of a specific cell so that it starts replicating out of control. On the other hand, if you massively overdose that same cell with radiation, it is more likely to die from having too much of its DNA damaged. If too much of its DNA is damaged it can’t actually replicate anymore.
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