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Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:09 am

Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Bladder Cancer(Free Handout)

Radiation Therapy

Radiation uses high-energy x-rays to destroy cancer cells. External beam radiation is emitted from a machine outside the body and internal radiation is emitted from radioactive "seeds" implanted into the tumor. Either type of radiation therapy may be used after surgery to destroy cancer cells that may remain. Radiation therapy is also used to relieve symptoms (called palliative treatment) of advanced bladd...Read the full article
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