Assertion: radiation | /r/HasProperty | preferred treatment
Facets:
value: for certain cancers
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: For certain cancers that can be cured either by radiation or by surgery, radiation may be the preferred treatment.
text: Although radiation therapy and surgery have similar cure rates for some types of cancer, radiation therapy is preferred to surgery if the patient has a preexisting condition that makes surgery impossible or if surgery would require removing part or all of an organ.