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Radiation (x-ray) therapy (radiotherapy):
Treatment using high energy x-rays to destroy cancer.
Receptor: A specific location on a cell
where hormones attach.
Recurrence: Reappearance of cancer after
treatment has thought to have cured the disease.
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Remission: Signs and symptoms
that cancer has disappeared. Remission may be temporary or permanent.
Risk factor: Factors that affect a person's chance of developing cancer or other diseases.
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