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Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome

Trismus, Trigeminal Neuralagia, and Cervical Dystonia

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Therapeutic Uses of Botulinum Toxin

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Cancer has recently surpassed heart disease as the number one killer of Americans younger than 85 (1). Although prostate and breast cancers are the most common, lung cancer continues as the top killer among cancers because of its relatively poor prognosis (2). Improved survival across most cancer types is the result of progress in cancer prevention, early detection, and better treatment (3).

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation New York Presbyterian Hospital, The University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell, New York, NY

    Grant Cooper MD

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Stubblefield, M.D. (2007). Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome. In: Cooper, G. (eds) Therapeutic Uses of Botulinum Toxin. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-247-2_3

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