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Is it possible that radiation therapy cure/kill cancer of the liver ?
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Not usual mode: Of treatment. A focused beam of radiation may be used to kill cancer in the liver, but surgery and drugs are the usual treatment. The likelihood of cure is low with radiation. See this site for more info. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/liver-cancer/ds00399/dsection=treatments-and-drugs.
Answered 1/14/2014
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