Advanced esophageal cancer patients who receive RT alone experience less problems when swallowing

(American Society for Radiation Oncology) Radiation therapy alone is as effective in decreasing swallowing complications experienced by advanced esophageal cancer patients as RT combined with chemotherapy, thus allowing patients to forgo chemotherapy, according to research presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's 56th Annual Meeting.
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