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Describe three standard anti -cancer therapies treatments.
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Three standard anti -cancer therapies are surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
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Surgery.
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With the exception of blood cancers, surgery may be sufficient for cancer in situ and is often preceded by radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
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Radiation therapy.
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Ionizing radiation causes chromosomal breakage and cell cycle disruption.
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Therefore, cancer cells are more susceptible to.
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To its effects than any other cells.
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Powerful x -rays or gamma rays can be administered through an externally applied beam, or sometimes a tiny radioactive source can be implanted directly into the patient's body.
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Cancer of cervix, larynx, early stage prostate cancer, and hodgkin disease are often treated with radiation therapy...