Friday, May 16, 2014 PHILADELPHIA (CN) – The University of Pennsylvania Hospital fired a radiation therapist for helping the mother of a pediatric cancer patient – an Eagles fan – get in touch with the football team to try to… Read More ›
Radiation therapy
Studies on Actual Available _ Radiation _ Radioprotective Substances – Or you can DUCK AND COVER!!!
Keep in mind there are three primary classification of radioactive contamination ( Alpha, Beta, Gamma ) . In addition to varying half lives of various radioactive contaminants that may be bothersome. Most studies you will find are animal studies, primarily… Read More ›
Judge overrules mother over cancer treatment for boy, 7: She just wanted another Expert Opinion
Doctor said highly likely that Neon Roberts would die withiin relatively short period’ without further surgery, but mother wanted more expert advice Brian Farmer Tuesday, 18 December 2012 A High Court judge today said a seven-year-old boy at the centre… Read More ›
Compound in grapes, red wine could be key to fighting prostate cancer
Contact: Christian Basi BasiC@missouri.edu 573-882-4430 University of Missouri-Columbia MU researcher finds that prostate tumor cells are more susceptible to treatment after being exposed to resveratrol, a compound found in grape skins and red wine :Nicholl has discovered that a compound… Read More ›
Drop in testosterone tied to prostate cancer recurrence
Contact: Diana Quattrone Diana.Quattrone@fccc.edu 215-728-7784 Fox Chase Cancer Center Fox Chase researchers find that men whose testosterone falls after radiation are more likely to experience a rise in PSA BOSTON, MA (October 28, 2012)—Men whose testosterone drops following radiation therapy… Read More ›
Hormone therapy for prostate cancer patients with heart conditions linked to increased death risk : Doubles risk of dying
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Lori J. Shanks ljshanks@partners.org 617-534-1604 JAMA and Archives Journals Men with coronary artery disease-induced congestive heart failure or heart attack who receive hormone therapy before or along with radiation therapy for treatment of prostate… Read More ›
Common cancer treatments may create dangerous cancer stem cells
By Charles Q. Choi Published September 27, 2012| MyHealthNewsDaily Radiation therapy and chemotherapy aimed at killing cancer cells may have the undesirable effect of helping to create cancer stem cells, which are thought to be particularly adept at generating… Read More ›
Solid tumor cells not killed by radiation and chemotherapy become stronger
2008 re-posted for filing Contact: Mary Jane Gore mary.gore@duke.edu 919-660-1309 Duke University Medical Center DURHAM, N.C. – Because of the way solid tumors adapt the body’s machinery to bring themselves more oxygen, chemotherapy and radiation may actually make these tumors… Read More ›
Stem-cell-protecting drug could prevent the harmful side effects of radiation therapy: mTOR inhibitor rapamycin
Contact: Elisabeth Lyons elyons@cell.com 617-386-2121 Cell Press Radiation therapy is one of the most widely used cancer treatments, but it often damages normal tissue and can lead to debilitating conditions. A class of drugs known as mammalian target of rapamycin… Read More ›
Study shows long term effects of radiation in pediatric cancer patients
August 21, 2012 By Garth Sundem For many pediatric cancer patients, total body irradiation (TBI) is a necessary part of treatment during bone marrow transplant– it’s a key component of long term survival. But lengthened survival creates the ability to… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 