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Kris Farrington

Kris is from MA and was diagnosed with Stage 2 Grade 3 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma on Jan 20, 2014. Kris chose Mass General Hospital to receive all her breast cancer care.

Breast Cancerdenise durginFebruary 5, 2019Ductal Carcinoma, Stage 2, Grade 3Comment

proton therapy - the use of protons instead of X-rays - in radiation therapy - specifically target tumors as protons don’t travel beyond the target so there’s a lower risk to healthy tissue.

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