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Do doctors always turn to chemotherapy for cancer treatment?
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Definitely Not!: Chemotherapy is among various different tools available to oncologist to treat cancers. Other tools include but not limited to are: surgery, radiation, biological treatments, targeted small molecules, close observation and palliative care/symptom management. Having said that chemotherapy has a significant role in many tumor types and is curative in some types and stages.
Answered 11/11/2014
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