Radiation Not Good for Treating All Cancer
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Many older women with early breast cancer can safely skip radiation after having a lump removed, two studies suggest.    Most women should still undergo radiation, because it helps prevent relapses within the same breast, the researchers say...
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eople who survive cancer appear to get worse care than the general population when it comes to other diseases, a study released last week concluded.
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NEW YORK  - Radiation therapy is effective  for prostate cancer, but up to 90 percent of men will develop  impotence after the treatment. New research indicates that this  frustrating side effect may be avoided if both MRI and CT,  rather than just CT, are used to plan exactly how and where  radiation will be delivered.
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THURSDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) -- A sophisticated radiation therapy system safely allows the delivery of a higher daily dose for breast cancer patients and shortens the treatment time for women from six or seven weeks to just four, researchers say.
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People facing the prospect of cancer treatment typically expect to suffer numerous side effects -- often more than is actually likely -- a study suggests.
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Approximately half of the patients in the US with aggressive non-Hodgkin&#39;s lymphoma (NHL) are not receiving the full dose of chemotherapy that is recommended
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TUESDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Among prostate cancer patients undergoing a high-tech form of radiation therapy, exposure to a higher amount of radiation over a shorter time span poses no added risk for impaired sexual function, new research reveals.
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Results of many clinical cancer trials are not finding their way into the public domain, leaving doctors in the dark when it comes to choosing the best cancer treatments for their patients, the charity Cancer Research UK warned Monday.
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Unlike cranial radiation,  chemotherapy for children with a certain type of leukemia does  not appear to have harmful long-term effects on intelligence,  even at high doses, a new study shows.
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Gamma rays would be lethal to humans if it were not for the Earth&#39;s atmospheric shield. The rays emanate from astonishingly powerful phenomena, such as supernovae - massive stars that, when all their fuel has expired, perish in a violent explosion.
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A drug used to treat breast cancer would not be good for preventing the tumours occurring in the first place, say researchers.
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It's better to be safe than sorry 3GSM A cynic's first response to the offer of a magic device to protect phone users from radiation is to laugh and go find someone else to talk to. Don't. You may believe that the Exradia chip will never save a single life, or even prevent a single disease, but that doesn't mean they won't sell them.â¦
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Solar rays can help protect against some cancers and heart disease, say scientists
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This is the latest attempt to find a way to avoid infertility due to cancer treatment -- in this case, radiotherapy. Freezing eggs is not a reliable method, since the thawing process can cause fatal damage and chromosomal abnormalities.
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A new study suggests that screening smokers and former smokers for lung cancer doesn't save lives or prevent advanced disease and may lead to unneeded and harmful treatment.
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NEW YORK  - About half of the patients in  the US with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, (NHL), cancer of  the lymph glands, are not receiving the full dose of  chemotherapy that is recommended, investigators report in the  Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Administering chemotherapy and radiation before surgery for rectal cancer may not help patients live longer, but it produces fewer side effects than when it is given afterward, doctors reported on Wednesday.