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What is the goal of radiation therapy?
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Cure or Palliation: Depending on the extent of disease involvement and type of tumor being treated, the goal is either curitive or palliative.
Answered 5/26/2016
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Depends: Can be cure in the right cases, used along with chemotherapy for cure or palliation and can be used for palliation by itself.
Answered 9/30/2012
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