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What are the problems of radiation therapy?
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Depends on site: Radiation treatments are limited in terms of side effects to the area treated, except possibly a low risk of causing leukemia.
Answered 7/19/2013
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Your question is: Impossibly broad. Radiation effects normal tissue function passaged by entry and exit beams, but these vary with the disease treated, region of the body, dose/treatment, total dose, area/volume treated. If the organ is not in the treatment field, it will not be affected.
Answered 11/28/2014
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