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What is radiation therapy? (Easy read)
This resource is about radiation therapy or radiotherapy, which is a treatment for cancer. It explains how and where you access radiation therapy and how it is done. It also talks about the side effects of radiation therapy and how you can cope with them.
- Organisation:
- Cancer Council NSW
- Topic:
- Cancer
- Target audience:
- General
- Service area:
- National
- Published:
- July 2025
- Last reviewed:
- September 2025
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