Combining Radiation And Surgery Significantly Improves Survival For Head And Neck Cancer Patients
Saturday, June 14, 2008 - 00:35
in Health & Medicine
Adding radiation therapy to surgery significantly improves overall survival in patients diagnosed with node-positive head and neck cancer when compared to treating with surgery alone, according to a study in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
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