RADIATIONCANCER patientsTUMORS in childrenNEUROINFLAMMATIONBRAIN injuriesSimple Summary: Radiation therapy-related brain damage with neurocognitive impairment is a common long-term side effect in cancer survivors and significantly impairs the quality of life. Increasing evidence indicates the increased...
Image from study shows protein marker (green) that indicates activation of microglia (red) after exposure to radiation. Credit: University of Rochester Medical Center One of the potentially life-altering side effects that patients experience after cranial radiotherapy for brain cancer is cognitive impair...
“However, the evidence to date suggests that cellphone use does not cause brain or other kinds of cancer in humans,” says the statement. Cellphones emit radiation that is “too low to damage DNA.” By contrast, the NCI says, radiation such as the type from x-rays is high frequency ...
Rats treated with the human cells regained cognitive and motor functions that were lost after brain irradiation. Credit: Dr. Denis Soulet, Laval University, Quebec For patients with brain cancer, radiation is a powerful and potentially life-saving treatment, but it can also cause considerable and ...
Treatment for brain cancer should be individualized for each patient. Treatment plans are based on the patient's age and general health status as well as the size, location, type, and grade of the tumor. In most cases of brain cancer, surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy are the main types...
Ionizing radiationBrainNeurogenesisOxidative stressInflammationCognitive impairmentEpidemiological studies on the atomic-bomb survivors, cancer survivors and occupational cohorts provide strong evidence for multifaceted damage to brain after ionizing radiation. Radiation-induced late effects may manifest as brain ...
3. Radiation-Induced Cognitive Decline: Mechanisms of Action Radiation is used to treat many primary brain tumors, BMs, head/neck cancer, and leukemia/lymphoma involving the central nervous system. Months to years after radiation exposure, many patients experience deficits in memory, spatial relations...
Radiation therapy uses a radiation source, such as X-rays, gamma rays, neutrons, and protons, to damage the DNA in cancer cells. This can kill the cancer cells and shrink your tumor. Modern radiation therapy methods reduce your risk of long-term radiation injury. This is because modern meth...
It helps destroy any pieces of the tumor that could not be surgically removed and any remaining cancer cells. Radiation therapy is also used when surgery is not an option.Because high-dose radiation can damage normal tissue, doctors try to precisely target the tumor, limiting the amount of ...
Re: Brain Cancer Posted by:pihourova() Date: September 01, 2007 06:55AM great info on this thread. other than your friend's misfortune, m. i have heard of special chips you can put into a cell phone to block radiation. or a cover. are any of you familiar with this or do any ...