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Side Effects of External Radiation Therapy  

Will external radiation therapy make me radioactive?

No! Any stories you might have heard about external radiation therapy for breast cancer making you and those around you radioactive are absolutely untrue.
Questions Related to Side Effects of External Radiation Therapy
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