Scientists led by Rice University chemist James Tour have developed a novel targeted nasal delivery method that repurposes amifostine to protect healthy tissue during high-dose radiation treatment for ...

Radiation therapy is a routinely used cancer treatment that utilizes X-rays or high-energy beams to damage cancerous cells and destroy their ability to grow or divide by obliterating their genetic ...

The use of IR is becoming more prevalent in medical and occupational environments. Although it has significantly improved cancer treatment, IR and radiation therapy-prolonged exposure based on ...

Preclinical studies on animals have shown that microbeam radiation therapy can significantly slow cancer growth by limiting the tumor's ability to repair damage quickly. Healthy, nearby tissues ...

Risk factors include a family history of this cancer, radiation exposure, and low dietary iodine. Thyroid cancer may be detected incidentally with imaging studies done for another indication, or it ...

Offering image-guided superficial radiation therapy to rural populations could mend health disparities in nonmelanoma skin cancer treatment, according to a study published in Cancers. Historically ...

Longtime Chicago radio star known for "Disco Demolition" is preparing for radiation treatment but says he doesn't plan to ...

Patients who have an early-stage cancer may receive treatment from a dermatologist and sometimes a radiation oncologist (doctor who specializes in treating cancer with radiation). Be sure your doctors ...

Study Establishes Link Between Early Side Effects from Prostate Cancer Radiation and Long-Term Side Effects Jan. 31, 2025 — Men undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer who experience ...

“I am officially done with radiation, which means I am officially done with what is considered active cancer treatment,” Fishel, 43, told her co-hosts (and “Boy Meets World ...

Glioblastoma often kills within months. A new targeted radiation therapy may help patients live longer. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...