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  2. Thermally modified wood - Wikipedia

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    The main advantage is that softwood can be used for applications that require high durability. Durability class 1–3, according to European Standard EN 350-2, can be obtained out of non durable (class 5) softwood species. [13] The main disadvantage is that the strength is decreased as a result of the high temperatures.

  3. Art therapy - Wikipedia

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    A review of twelve studies investigated the use of art therapy in cancer patients by investigating the symptoms of emotional, social, physical, and spiritual concerns of cancer patients. They found that art therapy can improve the process of psychological readjustment to the change, loss, and uncertainty associated with surviving cancer. [33]

  4. Air-laid paper - Wikipedia

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    Unlike the normal papermaking process, air-laid paper does not use water as the carrying medium for the fibre. Fibres are carried and formed to the structure of paper by air. The air-laid structure is isotropic. The raw material is long fibered softwood fluff pulp in roll form. The pulp are defibrized in a hammermill. Defibration is the process ...

  5. Lasers in cancer treatment - Wikipedia

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    Lasers are used to treat cancer in several different ways. Their high-intensity light can be used to shrink or destroy tumors or precancerous growths. Lasers are most commonly used to treat superficial cancers (cancers on the surface of the body or the lining of internal organs) such as basal-cell skin cancer and the very early stages of some cancers, such as cervical, penile, vaginal, vulvar ...

  6. Expressive therapies - Wikipedia

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    British psychotherapist Paul Newham using Expressive Therapy with a client. The expressive therapies are the use of the creative arts as a form of therapy, including the distinct disciplines expressive arts therapy and the creative arts therapies (art therapy, dance/movement therapy, drama therapy, music therapy, writing therapy, poetry therapy, and psychodrama).

  7. Cancer treatment - Wikipedia

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    Cancer treatments are a wide range of treatments available for the many different types of cancer, with each cancer type needing its own specific treatment. [1] Treatments can include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy including small-molecule drugs or monoclonal antibodies, [2] and PARP inhibitors such as olaparib. [3]

  8. Experimental cancer treatment - Wikipedia

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    Complementary medicine usually refers to methods and substances used along with conventional medicine, while alternative medicine refers to compounds used instead of conventional medicine. [42] CAM use is common among people with cancer. [43] Most complementary and alternative medicines for cancer have not been rigorously studied or tested.

  9. Comic book therapy - Wikipedia

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    Comic book therapy is a form of art therapy in which those undergoing rehabilitation or those who have already completed rehabilitation express their experiences through personal narratives within a comics format. The combination of text and image enables patients to process their memories and emotions through two different, yet compatible mediums.