Radiation therapy for breast cancer can be challenging. The - TopicsExpress



          

Radiation therapy for breast cancer can be challenging. The treatment is often given to destroy stray cancer cells left behind after surgery, but too much radiation can damage the lungs and heart. Memorial Sloan-Kettering radiation oncologist Alice Ho helped develop a new approach for treating breast cancer that spreads radiation doses over a larger number of beams, providing more thorough coverage while sparing vital organs in the chest.
Posted on: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 15:53:30 +0000

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