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May 8, 2008
Cancer is nearly the leading cause of death in the U.S., and more and more people need help in treatment. Luckily in recent years there has been a good deal of technological headway that has come about. From identifying and treating the tumors in the body, new radiation technology and techniques have already come into use with a lot of promise.
May 8, 2008
TomoTherapy is a relatively new innovation in the fight against cancer. Using a specialized new system to deliver radiation more precisely, TomoTherapy helps radiation oncologists treat cancer in a unique, effective way.
May 8, 2008
Each year cancer research programs continue to grow: funding increases, new technologies make year-old discoveries obsolete, and more doctors and scientists contribute their ideas and methods to understanding and eradicating cancer. As these strides are made, more treatment options become available and fewer people are forced to endure painful and invasive treatments.
May 8, 2008
Cancer treatment is mainly administered by two methods, chemotherapy and radiation. Radiation therapy, which is also referred to as radiotherapy, x-ray therapy or irradiation, uses energy called ionizing radiation to destroy cancer cells with the intention of shrinking tumors.
May 8, 2008
The discoveries of x-rays and radiation by scientists Becquerel and Rontgen in the late 1800s got the ball rolling in radiation application. Radiation therapy today is used by over half of those patients diagnosed with cancer.
May 8, 2008
Oncology is the study of cancer, while an oncologist is a doctor that treats cancer. In America, there are two main types of oncologists. A radiation oncologist is a doctor that specializes in radiation treatment of cancer, known as radiation therapy, or more simply, radiotherapy.
May 8, 2008
Radiation therapy's goal is to hit a tumor with enough radiation to kill it, while minimizing exposure to surrounding healthy tissue. However, radiation tends to kill virtually everything that it touches. The problem then with radiation therapy is killing the tumor without harming the patient.
May 8, 2008
You may have heard some alarming health news recently, about how working the 'graveyard shift' may increase your odds for developing breast or prostate cancer.
May 8, 2008
Healing stories and guidance for individuals who have overcome or currently have cancer or a seriousness illness.
May 8, 2008
Healing stories and guidance for individuals who have overcome or currently have cancer or a seriousness illness
May 8, 2008
Mesothelioma is a deadly and dangerous form of lung cancer nearly always associated with the environmental toxin asbestos. Additionally, many of those who succumb to the disease were exposed to it with a third party at fault. Therefore, information about potential mesothelioma wrongful death information can be useful.
May 7, 2008
Healing stories and guidance for individuals who have overcome or currently have cancer or a seriousness illness.
May 7, 2008
Most of the patients who are able to beat cancer are able to do so by eating the right organic, healthy diet, which brings their body back to a natural alkaline state.
May 6, 2008
Deciphering a blessing from a curse isn't always as clear-cut as it may seem. At least that's true for women who have been told that they carry one of the most potentially deadly genetic mutations -- one of the BRCA, or breast cancer genes, associated with an unusually high risk of the disease.
May 6, 2008
Men who are at higher risks of developing prostate cancer should have a regular exam. Very often, symptoms are not observed early enough for appropriate treatment to be taken.
May 6, 2008
Healing stories and guidance for individuals who have overcome or currently have cancer or a seriousness illness.
May 6, 2008
Mesothelioma is a very uncommon form of cancer that has been proven to be almost always caused by the inhalation of asbestos particles.
May 6, 2008
In its most general terms, cancer is a word used to describe the occurrence of cells in any part of the body or on the external skin to grow out of control and in a dis-ordered manner.
May 6, 2008
The causes of breast cancer are not completely understood, although it is clear that a woman's age, gender and lifetime exposure to estrogen and her age at the time of her first childbirth can play an important role. Because no one knows exactly what causes breast cancer, there is absolutely no way to prevent it.
May 6, 2008
Ninety percent of all mesothelioma cases are caused by asbestos exposure. This cancer affects the protective lining that covers many of the body's internal organs known as the mesothelium. The areas of the lining most often affected are the lungs and abdomen.
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