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#36834 08-22-2003 05:23 AM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,916 Likes: 63 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,916 Likes: 63 | The path of progression of oral cancers is fairly well understood. They know from the thousands of cases that have been treated, where this disease is likely to go in what order for any given primary location. IMRT does not only treat the tumor itself, but to a lesser extent and exposure, is used to treat the areas of likely local metastasis. Therefore getting an apparently asymptomatic part of the other side of your neck radiated isn
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