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How is radiation used to treat cancer?

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Radiation therapy kills cancer cells or slows their growth by damaging their DNA. Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) is a cancer treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.

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Radiation kills the cancer cells or slows rhere growth by damaging DNA

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