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Radiation therapy is a common cancer treatment with the potential to have harmful side effects on a patient or her child.

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What is radiation therapy?

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Can radiation therapy increase cell growth?

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Is the radiation therapy a risky thing to do?

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What do you wear while having radiation therapy?

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Please help me? What happens in radiation therapy?

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How is the strength of radiation therapy measured?

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How will we know if the radiation therapy is working?

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How should you prepare oneself before undergoing radiation therapy?

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Does age make it more difficult for a person to tolerate radiation therapy?

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Would I still be able to have children in the future after radiation therapy?

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How quickly following radiation therapy can they do tests to see if it's working?

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Does radiation therapy involve the use of chemicals, or is it like using a ray gun?

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What to do if i completed radiation therapy ( 30) treatments. Will it return any time soon?

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