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Radiation therapy
Therapeutic ionising radiation for cancer treatment. Second cancers a documented late risk.
Also known as: radiotherapy, cancer radiation treatment
IARC-classified factors documented in this product
- Exposure from · Source: IARC
Therapeutic ionising radiation; second cancer risk well-documented.
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