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Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:32 pm

Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Ovarian Cancer(Free Handout)

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Radiotherapy, otherwise known as radiation therapy, is not a common treatment for ovarian cancer in the United States. This is because many American women are diagnosed with late-stage cancers that have spread widely within the abdominal cavity (see also Signs and Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer). To be effective, radiotherapy must include all cancer cells within the radiation field, and abdominal organs like the live...Read the full article
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