radiation/effects on human lungs following mantle therapy of hodgkin's diseaseman/radioinduced pneumonia in, following mantle therapy of hodgkin's diseaseEighty-seven patients were treated with the mantle technique for Hodgkin's disease. Usually 40 Gy in 27 fractions in two series over 71 days ...
If HER2 receptors are present in large numbers on the cancer cells, then the cancer cells may multiply and grow quickly. Normally, the immune system produces antibodies that will detect and attack HER2 receptors to slow the growth of cancer cells. However, if HER2 is present in large amounts...
This treatment can cause side effects, but they're different for everyone. The ones you have depend on the type of radiation you get, how much you get, the part of your body that gets treatment, and how healthy you are overall. There's no way to predict how radiation will affect you....
Side Effects What to Expect What Is Radiation Therapy for Malignant Mesothelioma? Radiation for mesothelioma is a treatment using ionizing radiation. It consists of high-energy X-rays or particles. The goal is to damage the DNA of cancerous cells and kill them. This treatment can extend surv...
Tabrecta may cause serious side effects, including: lung or breathing problems. Tabrecta may cause inflammation of the lungs that can cause death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you develop any new or worsening symptoms, including: cough fever trouble breathing or shortness of breath...
lung problems, especially fluid in the lungs (pleural effusion); radiation treatments; or astomach ulcerorulcerative colitis. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.Methotrexate may cause injury or death to an unborn baby and should not be used during pregnancy to treat...
Side Effects The most common side effects of SBRT are: Feeling tired Redness, like sunburn, at the place on your body where you got the radiation Itchiness in the area of the radiation Swelling in the spot you had the radiation Nausea or vomiting if the tumor is near your bowel or liver...
You may not be able to use Ellence if you have already been treated with a certain amount of other cancer medications.To make sure Ellence is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have ever had:heart problems; radiation to your chest area; liver or kidney disease; bone marrow ...
Side effects include vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, or additional damage to the lungs. Chemotherapy uses chemicals to destroy cancerous cells, but these chemicals also attack normal cells to varying degrees, causing side effects that are similar to radiation therapy. An experimental technology that has...
Workers who cleaned up a huge spill from a coal ash pond in Tennessee in 2008 are still suffering—and dying. The U.S. has 1,400 ash dumps.