Even if the nuclear accident is brought under control swiftly, and the release of radiation turns out not to be large enough to damage public health, this accident will have a huge impact on the nuclear industry, both inside and outside Japan.

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In one patient whose cancer spread on crizotinib, doctors were able to treat the brain tumor with radiation while the rest of the tumors remained under control with the drug.

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However, palliative radiation was an option for her (required 12 treatments over the course of 3 months) to help control the growth of the tumors and most importantly pain management.

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