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Malignant Disease: The utilization of radiotherapy in the treatment of Cancer may be approached from a curative or palliative standpoint. Curative (or radical) radiotherapy becomes a formidable procedure carrying with it certain inherent risks. Palliative radiotherapy is undertaken when there is a reasonable hope of prolonging life or providing comfort to the patient with advanced malignant disease.
Mycoplasmosis is a respiratory disease caused y the bacteria Mycoplasma gallisepticum. It is Iso known as air sac disease or chronic respira-jry disease. Those affected with the disease may how nasal discharge, watery eyes, and respira-)ry difficulty. This disease is often associated /ith other respiratory diseases. It is transmitted hiefly from infected hens to their chicks through le eggs. The disease can also be transmitted by ontact with infected individuals, but it spreads ery slowly in this manner. The disease can best e controlled by maintaining breeding flocks free f the disease by strict measures of isolation and mitation. Chicks hatched from such flocks can egin life free of the disease.
Cancer of the testicle and ovary, malignant bone tumors, and brain neoplasms show varying degrees of response to treatment with X-rays.
Certain tumors of lymphoid and reticulo-endothelial origin, notably Hodgkin's disease, lymphosarcoma, and reticulum-cell sarcoma can be effectively managed with radiotherapy. When combined with steroids such as cortisone and ACTH, and chemical agents such as nitrogen mustard, treatment can result in prolongation of normal useful life.
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