Treatment that uses intense, narrow beams of light to cut and destroy tissue, such as cancer tissue. Laser therapy may also be used to reduce lymphedema (swelling caused by a buildup of lymph fluid in tissue) after breast cancer surgery.
( LAY-zer THAYR-uh-pee )
Source: NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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