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tuffie

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A pt receiving RT to control intracranial swelling in order to alleviate pain is an example of:
 a. palliative therapy.
  b. neoadjuvant therapy.
  c. salvage therapy.
  d. primary therapy.

Question 2

Brachytherapy is used to treat all of the following except for:
 a. prostate cancer.
  b. cervical cancer.
  c. pituitary cancer.
  d. esophageal cancer.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

d


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Reply #2 on: Aug 20, 2018
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