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Proton Therapy
How much is the proton therapy effective? How it it different from chemo therapy? Does it have any side effects? Can we try it on 70 years old neurology, and cardiology patient with history of surgery done for uterine cancer?
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Proton therapy is type of Radiation therapy(local treatment), not chemotherapy. Yes it does have side effects like every other treatment in the world.
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