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1-step breast cancer treatment combines radiation, surgery

Princess Margaret Hospital breast cancer specialists are using a new way to treat patients by delivering a one-time dose of radiation during surgery. The procedure, called intraoperative radiation therapy, takes less than an hour and eliminates the need for further radiation treatments.

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