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Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)
What is photodynamic therapy? PDT is a treatment for some types of cancer. It may also be used to treat some non-cancerous conditions of the skin or eye. How PDT works PDT uses laser, or other light sources, combined with
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Iodine 131 tositumomab (BEXXAR)
Understanding cancer research trials When a drug is being developed it has to go through various stages of research, called clinical trials or studies. These are intended to establish a safe dosage, the side effects the drug may cause and
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Cetuximab (Erbitux©)*
What is Cetuximab Cetuximab is a type of drug known as a monoclonal antibody. It is not currently licensed for use in the UK and is only available to a small number of people, usually those taking part in research
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