Most radiosensitive tumour of the following:

Most radiosensitive tumour of the following, is:

A. Carcinoma of  kidney
B. Carcinoma of colon
C. Carcinoma of pancreas
D. Carcinoma of cervix

Answer is D. Carcinoma of cervix.
All of the tumours mentioned are relatively resistant to radiotherapy. The best choice among the options is however, carcinoma of cervix.

The treatment of choice for any stage of carcinoma of cervix beyond stage IIB is radiotherapy.


Highly radiosensitive tumours are:

• Lymphoma
• Wilm's tumour
• Myeloma
• Ewing's sarcoma
• Seminoma

Moderately radiosensitive tumours are:

• Small cell lung carcinoma
• Carcinoma of breast
• Teratoma
• Ovarian carcinoma
• Basal cell carcinoma
• Medulloblastoma
• Dysgerminoma
• Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Relatively Resistant tumours are:

• Squamous cell carcinoma of lung
• Hypernephroma (Renal Cell Carcinoma)
• Rectal carcinoma and carcinoma colon
• Bladder carcinoma
• Soft tissue carcinoma such as fibrosarcoma
• Carcinoma of cervix

Highly Resistant tumours are:

• Melanoma
• Osteosarcoma
• Pancreatic carcinoma
• Hepatoma