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Radiation Therapy and You: Support for People With Cancer
In English     En español
    Posted: 04/20/2007



About This Book






Questions and Answers About Radiation Therapy






External Beam Radiation Therapy






Internal Radiation Therapy






Your Feelings During Radiation Therapy






Radiation Therapy Side Effects






Radiation Therapy Side Effects At-A-Glance






Radiation Therapy Side Effects and Ways to Manage






Late Radiation Therapy Side Effects






Questions To Ask Your Doctor or Nurse






Lists of Foods and Liquids






Words To Know






Resources for Learning More






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This booklet is only one of many free booklets for people with cancer. Here are some others you may find useful:

These booklets are available from NCI (the National Cancer Institute). NCI is a federal agency that is part of the National Institutes of Health. Call 1-800-422-6237 (1-800-4-CANCER) or visit www.cancer.gov. (See "Resources for Learning More" for more information.)

*For information about your specific type of cancer, see the PDQ® database. PDQ® is NCI's complete cancer database. You can find it at www.cancer.gov.

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