Fewer than one in ten people believe that radiotherapy is a modern cancer treatment according to the results of a YouGov survey.
While 47% of those surveyed thought targeted cancer drugs, like Herceptin, were modern, only 9% appreciated that radiotherapy is also a modern, cutting-edge treatment. Forty per cent of people surveyed also described radiotherapy as frightening, compared to just 16% who said the same for targeted cancer drugs.