Cancerbackup: General information

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General information on other treatments

This section contains information about other cancer treatments including:

  • Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy, which involves providing the body with extra oxygen and is sometimes used to treat a number of severe side effects of treatment for cancer.

Content last reviewed: 01 April 2008
Page last modified: 17 September 2008

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