South Shore Health offers comprehensive, technologically advanced, compassionate care for women at every stage of their lives. Our dedicated providers build lasting, supportive relationships with patients and our state-of-the-art facilities are enhanced by partnerships with the Dana Farber Cancer...

Radiation oncology—also called radiation therapy—uses high-energy x-rays to destroy cancer cells while sparing the surrounding normal tissue. Radiation therapy is a part of treatment for about two-thirds of patients with cancer. While it may be used alone as treatment, it is often combined with...