Mesothelioma Medical Glossary

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RADIATION THERAPY: treatment with high-energy rays to destroy or shrink cancer cells.

RADIOLOGY: the use of radiation (such as x-rays) or other imaging technologies (such as ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging) to diagnose or treat disease.

RELEASE: document signed to settle claims and get settlement money.

RESECTABLE: amenable to resection (surgical removal of a diseased portion of a tissue).

RISK FACTOR: something that increases a person's chances of developing a disease. 

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