So, you have to get radiation therapy?
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Developing treatment plans for cancer patients is a multi-modality approach and a team effort among physicians across the Karmanos Cancer Network . If you or a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, radiation therapy may be part of the treatment plan. Patients at Karmanos and McLaren have access to the most advanced technologies available to treat cancer. What is radiation therapy? Radiation therapy is the use of ionizing radiation to treat cancer. It’s also called X-ray therapy, radiotherapy, XRT, or irra
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