Going back to external radiation, the exact type of cancer as determined by examination of a sample under the microscope is also important in determining the dose that would probably be needed and the chance that this would produce a cure. One reason is that some types of cancer are more sensitive to radiation than [...]

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Certain types of thyroid cancer (well differentiated papillary and follicular types) can be cured by a unique radiotherapeutic method, even when they have spread through the bloodstream. It is not even necessary to know where the secondary deposits are! How is this done? The method relies on the fact that well differentiated thyroid cancers have [...]

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