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by cxf12 1230 days ago
The awful irony is that these teletherapy devices are used to treat cancer when used improperly will cause it.
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Chemotherapy too, since it usually causes DNA damage (cancers replicate quickly, so DNA damage affects them more). Very aggressive treatment has double-digit odds of giving you a new, additional cancer.
Reminds me of "the dose makes the poison"