For them, scans are needed to guide treatment and a slight risk of a second cancer in the distant future isn't relevant.

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Patients are advised to read the KYNAMRO medication guide before starting treatment with KYNAMRO, and each time they receive a refill.

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So she's - I trust her to guide me to the treatment that will be the most efficacious.

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Josef Woodman, author of Patients Beyond Borders, a guide to medical tourism, told CNN that two to three million people travel outside their home country for treatment each year, while consultancy firm Deloitte calculates that 750, 000 Americans traveled abroad for treatment last year.

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