Radiation from a childhood CT scan increases the risk of developing cancer
Experts explain that the danger is low but call for doctors to avoid abusing the technique and to adjust the doses insofar as possible....
Nov 10, 2023
Cranial Radiotherapy Predisposes Pediatric Cancer Survivors to Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism and hypogonadism are likely among cranial radiotherapy-treated survivors of childhood-onset acute lymphoblastic leukemia...
Oct 31, 2023
Cardiac RT May Amplify Late Disease Risk in Pediatric Cancer Survivors
Receipt of radiotherapy to cardiac substructures appears to increase the risk of cardiac disease among adult survivors of childhood...
Sep 8, 2023
Radiotherapy may explain why childhood cancer survivors often develop metabolic disease
A new study finds that childhood cancer patients who were treated with abdominal or total body irradiation grow up to display...
Nov 10, 2021
Watching movies can replace general anesthesia for kids with cancer having radiotherapy
Children with cancer could be spared dozens of doses of general anesthesia by projecting a video directly on to the inside of a...
May 15, 2017
Childhood cancer survivors benefit from reduced radiation treatment
The rate of second malignancies in survivors of childhood cancer is declining — an improvement linked to reduced radiation treatment of...
Mar 1, 2017
Diabetes in Cancer Survivors a Late Effect of Abdominal Radiation?
Children and young adults treated with total body or abdominal radiotherapy have an increased risk for insulin resistance and diabetes...
Jan 19, 2016