The differences in radiation responses are highlighted by two major events in history: the Chernobyl nuclear reaction disaster in 1986 and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Professor Bezak says following Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the incidence of cancer in Japan was much higher in...
Prasad KN, Cole WC, Kumar B, Che Prasad K (2002) Pros and cons of antioxidant use during radiation therapy. Cancer Treat Rev 28: 79–91Prasad KN, Cole WC, Kumar B, Che Prasad K. Pros and cons of antioxidant use during radiation therapy. Cancer Treat Rev. 2002; 28 (2):79–91. ...
Cancer of the breast is the leading type of cancer in women in the United States (28 percent), and the leading cause of death from cancer in women (20 percent). More than half of the cases of breast cancer can be anticipated to exhibit recurrent disease. Most deaths occur within five ...
Immunotherapy for cancer works in two ways. Some drugs can stimulate the immune system to work more aggressively at identifying and fighting cancer cells. Other drugs, synthetic versions of various parts of your immune system, can improve how effectively your natural immune system hunts down cancer ...
A total of 590 patients with Stage IA-IIIB Hodgkin's disease received mantle irradiation at the Joint Center for Radiation Therapy between April 1969 and D... NJ Tarbell,L Thompson,P Mauch - 《International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics》 被引量: 581发表: 1990年 The concurrent...
Anusha Kalbasi, an associate professor of Radiation Oncology at the Stanford School of Medicine, to gain insights into the usefulness and drawbacks of CAR-T cell therapy. Transcript: Some patients have an immune system that naturally is ready to attack the cancer, and some drugs or some other ...
and exposure to this waste can cause radiation sickness, cancer or even death, depending on how much radiation you absorb [source:Rettner]. According to theU.S. Government Accountability Office, the U.S. has accumulated 88,185 tons (80,000 metric tons ) of nuclear waste generated by power...
In prostate cancer, an interesting and intriguing option to overcome the risks of whole-gland treatment is focal therapy, with the aim of eradicating known cancer foci and reducing collateral damages to the structures essential for maintaining normal uri
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using ionizing radiation to sterilize food? What is an insulin pump? how does it work? Mention the pros and cons of using one. Discuss the differences between Alzheimer's and old age. Explain how the chan...
In 37 cases a tumor recurrence or local metastases were reported, 18 of whom had received lymphatic drainage and 19 belonged to the control group. Among these 37 patients neither the group with lymphatic drainage nor the control group differed significantly concerning stage of cancer, ...