Fear of Radiation
Advancements in radiation are changing the field, but many people remain worried about treatment Kevin Connor, a 51-year-old Chicago resident, faced a daunting decision this past year when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Despite a troubling family history and his own deep-seated fears, Connor was at first adamant about avoiding treatment. “I remember telling […]
Diagnosed with Breast Cancer? Answers to Common Questions About Radiation
Physicians have used radiation therapy to treat breast cancer for well over a century. But even though it’s safe, some people facing the treatment have concerns. The first breast radiation treatment took place in Chicago in 1896, when an enterprising medical student irradiated an older woman in an X-ray tube factory on Halsted Street, according […]
How much radiation is your child exposed to?
Radiation exposure, and the cumulative radiation a child receives, continues to be a topic of research and study. The less radiation a child receives the better. Ultrasounds are an imaging modality that does not expose a child to radiation. There are more and more instances where ultrasounds are being used rather than X-ray or CT […]
Researchers discover how immune cells resist radiation treatment
whatdoctorsknow.com Researchers at The Tisch Cancer Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered a key mechanism by which radiation treatment (radiotherapy) fails to completely destroy tumors. And, in the journal Nature Immunology, they offer a novel solution to promote successful radiotherapy for the millions of cancer patients who are treated […]
Battling breast cancer: UVA pioneers image-guided, high-dose approach
Source: University of Virginia Health System CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — An experimental approach to treating breast cancer being tested at the University of Virginia Health System allows doctors to administer significantly higher doses of cancer-killing radiation where it’s needed at the same time as tumor removal, while sparing healthy tissue, an initial research study suggests. The […]
