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Long term effects of chemotherapy for breast cancer vs radiation?
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Other cancers : Chemotherapy long-term can increase the likelihood of developing bloodstream cancers such as leukemia radiation treatment can cause tissue scarring and also increase the possibilty of developing other cancers such as sarcoma.
Answered 5/1/2019
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