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Answers to Your Radiation Therapy Questions

Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy are the three main treatments for cancer. It is estimated that nearly two-thirds of all cancer patients will receive radiation therapy during the course of their treatment.

To help you and your family better understand how radiation therapy works and what to expect, the radiation oncology members of ASTRO, the American Society for Radiation Oncology, created this site to explain how radiation therapy can be safely and effectively used to treat cancer.

Questions to ask your radiation oncologist		Grants available for patient support groups in Illinois
Here is a list of questions you may want to ask your radiation oncologist as you consider treatment options. It may help to bring a friend or family member with you to the appointment to help take notes.		ASTRO is offering two grants of up to $10,000 to cancer patient support organizations in Illinois. Applications are due August 8, 2009.