Men with locally advanced or high-risk prostate cancer who receive combined radiation and hormone therapy live longer and are less likely to die from their disease, shows clinical research led by radiation oncologists at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) Cancer Program, University Health...
Two reports released this month, one focusing on the marine, and the other on the atmospheric impact, find that the radiation fallout from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident following the earthquake and tsunami in March is bigger than that reported by the Japanese government...
A higher dose of radiation (74 Gy) does not improve overall survival for non-small cell lung cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes, compared to the standard radiation dose (60 Gy), according to an interim analysis of a late-breaking randomized study presented at the plenary session, October...
Japan's foremost mobile phone company is planning to unveil a smartphone that has different "jackets", each with sensors and software that allows the owner to measure radiation levels in their surroundings, or tells them if they have bad breath, or how much body fat or muscle bulk they have...
I have not been feeling 100% lately. I use my mobile phone to text only, I don't answer calls. I sleep with the phone under my pillow most nights. Does the radiation affect me if I am sleeping with the phone under my pillow? I heard that it only affects you when you're talking on the phone and I...
In a promising development for cancer patients in The Palm Beach area, South Florida Radiation Oncology announced today that it has acquired the TrueBeam system, an innovative system that enables a radically different approach to treating cancer with image-guided radiotherapy. The TrueBeam...
UC Davis researchers have found that blacks are more likely than patients from other racial and ethnic groups to die from advanced breast cancer and that the disparity cannot be explained by the fact that blacks are less likely to receive radiation therapy, a standard treatment for advanced...
The risk to children's health from X-ray radiation is easy to reduce without compromising diagnostic accuracy. Gerhard Alzen and Gabriele Benz-Bohm describe some ways to achieve this in the current edition of Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2011; 108[24]: 407-14]). The...
Because if I get a bluetooth I am going to be on it a lot and they say it is like a cellphone. So is the PS3 bluetooth or mic as bad as cellphone radiation or worst or is it just bad?
Additional radiation treatment improves disease free survival lessening the chance of cancer recurring in women with early breast cancer who have had breast conserving surgery (lumpectomy), interim results of a new study found. The results will be presented Monday, June 6 at the annual meeting...
Radiation oncologists took a blow in a series of front-page newspaper stories published last year on injuries that occurred nationwide in the delivery of radiation treatment. Radiation oncologists at North Shore-LIJ Health System responded to the public charge with a series of steps that will...
do that can cause cancer? Cigarette smoke and radiation both cause free radicals, which damage DNA, leading to mutation.
Cigarette smoke and radiation both cause damage to DNA, leading to mutation.
Cigarette smoke damages DNA, leading to free radicals. Radiation causes mutations in DNA...
Micromax) than Branded one (like Nokia? Is radiation emission is more in chinese dual sim mobiles (like MAXX or Micromax) than Branded one (like Nokia or Samsung)?
Reports have reached the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) of CT brain perfusion scans which exposed patients to excessive levels of radiation. After checking the equipment, the FDA reports they were working fine, without any excessive radiation risk for the patients "when properly used". The...
For his work in defining how a type of head and neck cancer should be studied in clinical trials and ultimately be treated, Robert Den, M.D., a radiation oncologist at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson, has been selected as the clinical winner of the Poster Discussion Recognition Award at...
Im trying to find a cellphone that gives off lower radiation than the phone I have, and was wondering if anyone knows what is considered a safer SAR level ( the amount of radio frequency (RF) energy that is absorbed by the body) ? thanks !