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How will we know if the radiation therapy is working?
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Depends on cancer: The success rates for radiation therapy vary depending on the type and size of the cancer.
Answered 4/9/2013
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Each: Cancer is different. Many times we can see the cancer geting smaller, others it was already gone and its to provent recurrence. In prostate, we may not know for years based on psa descent.
Answered 12/18/2012
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