Preparing for Radiation Therapy - What you Need to know to Speed up Recovery and Reduce Side Effects

Before Radiation therapy of the chest for breast cancer or melanoma cancer, what do you need to prepare for to avoid side effects from the radiation? In this video, I share the main issues and tips I see and hear others share that they "wish they knew sooner" and that may help reduce the side effects and recovery time

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