Localized radiation therapies tested
10th Jan 2006, 21:37 GMT
WASHINGTON - Radiation might get a little easier for thousands of breast cancer patients: Doctors now can target cancer-killing beams just at the tumor site instead of the whole breast, cutting the usual six-week treatment down to five days.
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