Side effects of radiation therapy will depend mainly on: size of the area being treated; specific area or organs being treated; total dose ; treatment schedule; whether or not chemotherapy is given during the same time period as radiation therapy (called chemoradiation) whether or not you smoke; Side effects tend to be worse when chemoradiation is used.
Mardi Gras celebrations first came to what is now Alabama with the early French explorers, who were led by Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville. He recorded the first observance of Mardi Gras in Mobile in his journal in 1699. Men in the camp marked the occasion with feasts, dancing, and a night of masked revelry.
Find out more about the history of Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, and how the holiday came to be synonymous with New Orleans. Contents Origins of Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras in the United States. Mardi Gras Around the World.