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Overview Knowledge of Proton Therapy and Laws for the Nurses of India

Monica Khanna, Nitish Kumar Raghav, Dr. Bimla Rani, Navreet Kaur

Abstract


Cancer is group of diseases involving abnormal growth of cells with the potential to invade other organs of the human body. They contrast with benign tumor (lack ability to invade other body tissues and do not grow). Around 100 types of cancers affect human health. Tobacco causes 22% of cancer deaths. 10 % obesity, poor health, lack of physical activity is some of the causes of cancer death. Treatment includes radiation therapy, chemotherapy, proton therapy which uses proton beam for the treatment of cancer.
Keywords: Proton, Tumor, Retinoblastoma, Orbital Rhabdomyosarcoma

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