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BroadBand Light: is there any extra risk for cancer patients?

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PointGalJan 13, 2022
is there any extra risk for people that have had cancer treatments? (chemo/radiation) I see BBL and Red LED stimulate cell growth, but the energy only goes into the upper layers of the skin...

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