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Serotonin Antagonists Serotonin antagonists are a class of prescription medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and anesthesia.
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Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2025
Cancer treatments: Chemotherapy and radiation therapy may increase the risk of bladder cancer.
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Steffini Stalos, Health, 25 Jan. 2025
Hwang explained that the current treatment for DCIS involved surgery to remove the lesions and radiation therapy.
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Alice Park, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
It is used as needed to manage dry mouth and symptoms of treatments like radiation therapies.
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 12 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of radiation therapy was
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“Radiation therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radiation%20therapy. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
Medical Definition
radiation therapy
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