| While theres a whole gamut of cancer
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| | high-energy ionizing radiation from
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| treatment options available; which is the
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| | varied sources including x-rays, gamma
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| best one to use depends upon the type of
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| | rays, protons and neutrons to shrink
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| cancer as well the stage that the cancer
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| | tumors and kill cancerous cells. It is
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| has reached. Though the prevailing trend
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| | used almost half of all cancer patients;
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| is to resort to more traditional cancer
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| | either by itself or in combination with
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| treatment options, cancer patients are
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| | other cancer treatments. External-beam
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| not restricted to them. There are a
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| | radiation therapy, which involves using
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| variety of alternative and natural
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| | radiation that is emitted from a machine
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| options (some new, some old) for treating
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| | outside the body is more common than
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| cancer.
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| | internal radiation therapy, in which a
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| Traditional Cancer Treatment Options
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| | radioactive material is implanted in the
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| Traditional cancer treatment options are
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| | body near the tumor or cancer cells.
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| often referred to as cut, poison and burn
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| | Surgery
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| (surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation).
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| | Surgery often entails a biopsy, which is
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| Chemotherapy
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| | done for diagnostic purposes. Surgery
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| Chemotherapy, which involves the use of
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| | that is done to remove the cancerous
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| chemical agents or drugs to destroy
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| | tissues is often followed by chemotherapy
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| cancerous cells, forms the core treatment
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| | or radiotherapy, which reduces the risk
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| of malignancies. These drugs work by
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| | of the cancer recurring and also to
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| targeting fast-growing cells and the type
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| | destroy any cancer cells that may be left
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| and combination of drugs depends upon the
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| | behind in the affected part of the body.
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| type of cancer. Though chemotherapy has
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| | The kind of surgery depends on which part
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| been proven to be effective, it can give
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| | of the body has been affected by cancer
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| rise to a host of side-effects including
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| | as well as the extent of the cancer. In
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| hair loss, fatigue, diarrhea, loss of
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| | breast cancer patients the options could
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| appetite, anemia or low red blood cell
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| | include lumpectomy, in which only the
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| count, neutropenia or low white blood
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| | lump is removed; segmentectomy, in which
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| cell count, mouth sores and shortness of
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| | part of the breast is removed or
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| breath.
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| | mastectomy, in which the entire breast is
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| Radiation Therapy
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| | removed.
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| Radiation therapy involves the use of
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