Cancer Treatments Redefined To Reduce Potential Nerve Damage
Friday, December 19, 2008 - 20:35
in Health & Medicine
While radiation treatments deliver precise doses of high-energy X-rays to stop cancer cells from spreading or to shrink tumors, oncologists have become increasingly concerned about inadvertent exposures during head and neck cancer treatments to nerves responsible for upper body mobility.
Read the whole article on Science Daily
More from Science Daily
Related
- UC Davis team refines cancer treatments to reduce potential nerve damageMon, 15 Dec 2008, 11:23:11 EST
- Shorter radiation course stops cancer growth in high-risk prostate cancer patientsTue, 3 Nov 2009, 13:26:31 EST
- Radiation therapy after lumpectomy for breast cancer can be safely reduced to 4 weeksWed, 4 Nov 2009, 13:11:33 EST
- As head and neck cancer risks evolve, more treatment options emergeWed, 10 Sep 2008, 18:36:00 EDT
- Drug shrinks lung cancer tumors in miceTue, 10 Nov 2009, 13:39:02 EST