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Surgical patients more likely to finish radiation course, study finds
Jump to full article: HealthDay [HealthScout], 2009-09-21
Intro: Incomplete and interrupted radiation treatment is a common problem among Medicare patients with head and neck cancer, a new study has found.
Researchers analyzed data from 5,086 Medicare patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer between 1997 and 2003 and found that nearly 40 percent of them experienced interruptions in radiation therapy or failed to complete the course of therapy.
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