radiation therapy

noun

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However, a combination of radiation therapy and chemotherapy is often the treatment approach. Qin Rao, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2024 Giving people with cervical cancer a short course of chemotherapy before radiation therapy dramatically improves survival according to the results of a new clinical trial. Victoria Forster, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 These patients who survived without cancer progression also did not need radiation therapy, which can result in significant side effects, such as the risk of additional cancers or fertility problems. Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024 Common causes of neutropenia include cancer and cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Steffini Stalos, Health, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for radiation therapy 

Word History

First Known Use

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 8 Nov. 2024.

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radiation therapy

noun

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