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Cancer group promotes public awareness about radiation therapy

Published in Disease Risk Factor Week, March 28th, 2004

As one of the first steps in its new Public Awareness Campaign to educate the public about how radiation therapy is safely and effectively used to treat cancer, the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology has published a new patient information brochure titled "Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer, Non-Surgical Options: Facts to Help Patients Make an Informed Decision."

Prostate cancer is the leading type of cancer among American men, with nearly 29,000 men succumbing to the disease in 2003. While more than 220,000 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer last year, many are not aware of all of the options available to them when it comes to...

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