Thank you for visiting Cancer-i.com
Please support us by visiting our advertisers for the continued contributions from this site. The Information from this blog is meant for reference & discussion only.Categories
6. Important Things You need to Know Archive
-
Side Effects of Radiotherapy
The side effects of radiotherapy will depend on which area is being treated. For example, if radiotherapy is done to the neck, you may experience a sore throat and discomfort when swallowing. • It is said that modern radiotherapy devices are becoming better at focusing on cancer tissues and sparing normal cells. This tends to reduce side [...] -
Radiation Causes Mutation and Cancer
Peter Armstrong and Martin Wastie (in A Concise Textbook of Radiology) wrote: • X-rays cause ionisation and induce cancer and genetic defects. • Some organs are more sensitive to radiation than others. For example, gonads are highly sensitive. Avoid X-rays during pregnancy because this is hazardous to the developing foetus. • There is no safe dose for X-rays. ALL ionising radiations [...] -
The Orgins Of Radiotheraphy
The majority of cancers cannot be cured by radiation because the dose of X-rays required to kill all the cancer cells would also kill the patients. John Cairns The Beginning of the Exotic Unknown Rays … the X-rays Something unusual happened in the laboratory of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen on the evening of 8 November 1895. A paper coated with barium, [...] -
Some Cancer Cases for Your Evaluation
Story 1: June is a female in her early forties. Sometime in August 1997, the doctor told me that there was a polyp and it is dangerous and will cause you big trouble in the near future … He suggested an operation to remove the gall bladder … It Is a major operation. Go home and [...] -
Breast Cancer Surgery — A Model of Cancer Surgery
There is no other cancer treatment that has been studied as extensively as breast cancer. The surgical procedure for breast cancer is to remove the tumour, entire breast, underlying muscles and the lymph nodes under the armpit. This procedure leaves the patient with only a thin layer of skin to cover the rib cage, giving the [...]
