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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.

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Answered 5/1/2019

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