The Indian Rare Earths mining area at Vellanathu Thuruth in Kollam. File | Photo Credit: C. Sureshkumar In parts of Kerala, background radiation levels, or that emitted from natural sources such as rocks, sand or mountains, are nearly three times more than what’s been assumed, a pan-India study by scientists at the Bhabha Atomic Research … Read more
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Tens of thousands of breast cancer patients could safely go without radiation therapy after their tumor has been removed, a new study argues. Gene testing helped doctors identify a group of women who skipped radiation therapy because their cancer showed very low risk … Read more
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new analysis uncovers a racial paradox in prostate cancer care: While Black men are often diagnosed later and with more aggressive disease than white men, radiation therapy seems to work better for them than for their white peers. To come to that … Read more
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — High-dose radiation therapy may stall tumor growth in patients with advanced lung cancer who are not fully responding to drug therapies, a preliminary study suggests. The study involved patients whose lung cancer was considered “oligoprogressive.” That means the cancer had spread to other … Read more
You’ve probably seen Shannen Doherty’s most recent posts about her breast cancer. The actress has never shied away from telling it like it is. Taken during her 6-year breast cancer journey, Doherty shows herself in bed, bald, and with a bleeding nose. “Is it pretty? NO but it’s truthful and my hope in sharing is … Read more
Oct. 7, 2021 — For patients diagnosed with a cancer that starts in a solid organ like a lung, colon, breast, or prostate, oncologists want to identify the best treatment for each patient. To figure that out, oncologists must answer a critical question: Has the cancer spread to other parts of the body? The process … Read more
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Younger women who undergo radiation for cancer in the left breast have a heightened risk of heart disease years later, a new study finds. Among women who received radiation therapy for left-sided breast cancer, 10.5% developed coronary artery disease over the next 27 … Read more
SOURCES: Jean Sachs, CEO, Living Beyond Breast Cancer. Susan Brown, registered nurse; senior director, education and patient support, Susan G. Komen. Marisa C. Weiss, MD, chief medical officer and founder, BreastCancer.org. Elizabeth Mover, Massachusetts state leader, Young Survival Coalition; registered nurse, Massachusetts General Hospital. Jamie LaScala, Wilmington, DE. Macmillan Cancer Support: “How to Tell People … Read more