Patient’s experiences on receiving radiation therapy for head and neck cancer pre, pending and post treatment: A qualitative study at Bugando medical centre Mwanza, Tanzania
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Radiotherapy (RT) can be used for primary treatment, adjuvant therapy, or salvage of recurrences intracranial ependymal tumors. In recent years, there is a rising trend towards reducing the adverse effects RT by incorporation modernized techniques.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Global journal of cancer therapy
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2581-5407']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17352/2581-5407.000042