What Is Stromal Fibrosis? What Causes Abdominal Scar Tissue? What is Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis? What is Radiation Fibrosis? How do I Treat a Respiratory Infection? What is Etiology? Discussion Comments By anon288943 — On Sep 01, 2012 What should women eat so they can keep their strengt...
dose escalationfibrosisnon-small-cell lung cancerradiation pneumonitisAuthor information: (1)Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3085, Durham, NC 27710, USA. nicole.larrier@duke.edudoi:10.1038/ncponc0689Larrier, Nicole AMarks, Lawrence B...
Anti-cancer drugs and radiation, for example, work by triggering apoptosis in diseased cells. Many diseases and disorders are linked with the life and death of cells -- increased apoptosis is a characteristic of AIDS, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, while decreased apoptosis can signal ...
Previous radiation therapy Your risk of developing lung cancer may be increased if you've had radiotherapy to your chest for another type of cancer in the past. Previous lung disease Having lung diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) i...
According to some published reports, computed tomography (CT) densitometry is quite even better than the DXA [7]. Chest or abdominal CT scans are available for most patients treated in the ICU, which provides CIPs with the opportunity to examine bone quality without increasing cost, radiation ...
Medical conditions such as anemia, diabetes, thyroid disease, Cushing's syndrome, infection, cancer, surgery, or cystic fibrosis Undescended testicles or a varicocele (enlarged veins in the scrotum, which can affect the amount or shape of sperm and may raise the temperature in the testes, affec...
Unlike X-rays and CT scans, MRIs don’t use damaging radiation. How MRIs Work The MRI is basically a tube-shaped magnet. While you're inside the machine, protons from water in your body get pulled into the magnetic field around you and start to line up. The machine also sends out ...
Unlike X-rays and CT scans, MRIs don’t use damaging radiation. How MRIs Work The MRI is basically a tube-shaped magnet. While you're inside the machine, protons from water in your body get pulled into the magnetic field around you and start to line up. The machine also sends out ...
How is pancreatic cancer treated?Medicines may be given to decrease pain or other symptoms. You may need pancreatic enzyme medicine to help your body digest protein, carbohydrates, and fats in your food. You may also need insulin to control your blood sugar level. Radiation therapy uses x-...
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