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News for Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients

IGR.jpg A recent study reveals administering radiation to the head may be the key to prolonging the lives of people with small cell lung cancer. The procedure increases patients’ survival by reducing the risk of the cancer spreading to the brain, a potentially lethal condition, which often accompanies this type of cancer.

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