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Radiation Therapy and You: A Guide to Self-Help During Treatment

Internet URL

http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_img.aspx?viewid=32136103-0800-407b-83c8-28fd87267753

Sponsoring Agency

National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

Description

What to expect and how to care for yourself if you are receiving radiation therapy for cancer. Descriptions of external radiation therapy and brachytherapy using radiation implants; radiation therapy methods; treatment side-effects; and self-help "pointers" for specific side-effects are also available.

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Review Date

6/14/2004

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