radiation therapy

noun

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Finally, if the medications that block testosterone, and the chemotherapy and radiation therapy, stop working, there are other drugs that can be used to quell the cancer. Gina Kolata, New York Times, 19 May 2025 Treatments can include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and hormone therapy. Chad De Guzman, Time, 19 May 2025 Flores has also undergone radiation therapy to eliminate any remaining cancer cells. Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025 After 15 radiation therapies and two lumpectomies, her cancer is gone. Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for radiation therapy

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1922, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of radiation therapy was in 1922

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“Radiation therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radiation%20therapy. Accessed 30 May. 2025.

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radiation therapy

noun

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