... Sciences Center are helping to lead a massive international study on the possible genetic effects of radiation and cancer drug exposures on future generations. The study's principal investigators are ...
... sparing nearby healthy tissue from the effects of radiation. The device, called SAVI™, is aimed at providing ... woman's needs. They saw very little radiation burning of the skin and a low infection rate ...
... year, the device is effective at sparing nearby healthy tissue from the effects of radiation. The device, called SAVI, is aimed at providing customized radiation therapy while minimizing exposure to ...
... with a small, whisk-like, expandable device inserted inside the breast has shown that after one year, the device is effective at sparing nearby healthy tissue from the effects of radiation...
... agent that could be given by mouth, have few side effects and would protect us against a suspected ... terms of protecting people from the long-term effects of radiation, cancer formation would be the main ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers think they now understand why some cancers grow back after radiation treatment.
... drug as a mitigator of radiation damage.
"Currently, no drugs on the market counteract the effects of radiation exposure," said Dr. Greenberger. "We know this drug can counteract the damage caused by ...
... year of follow-up, our research confirms previous findings that this device is safe and effective for radiation delivery, especially compared to other brachytherapy methods," said Yashar. "Without the ...
... . That information could enable researchers to develop drugs that overcome that resistance and increase the effectiveness of radiation treatments.
In an article to be published July 15, 2009, in the ...
... inactive, the Salk researchers discovered, made mice remarkably resistant to the harmful effects of radiation but very susceptible to the development of oncogene-induced lymphomas.
"Our experiments ...
... and collaborators had previously discovered novel synthetic antioxidants that effectively mitigate radiation injuries, but had to be given by injection. "We have developed some of these agents and ...
... advantage that increased the survival in zebrafish and protected the individual organs from harmful effects of radiation."
According to Dr. Rodeck, the key is to downmodulate the NF-kappa B activity, ...
... for these complications. Urinary leakage, a concern of many patients who choose not to use radiation, was not a common side effect of treatment.
Improved techniques in the administration of salvage ...
... way to not only protect healthy tissue from the toxic effects of radiation treatment, but also increase tumor death. ... both standard and very high doses of radiation.
"We almost couldn't believe what ...
... the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston said. "This is a surprising finding, since most side effects of radiation treatment are based on the amount of normal tissue that is treated and the volume ...
