Radiation therapy is a component of many cancer treatments in organs such as the prostate, colon, ovaries and cervix. While tumor cells are destroyed, 5%–10% of patients experience severe side ...

That help is in the form of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), which paid money to those who were hurt by the federal government’s nuclear production projects during and after World ...

Radiation therapy to the pelvis can cause sexual problems for many women with cancer. These problems can be temporary or last long-term after treatment has finished. Radiation to other body parts, ...

Researchers bombarded lichens with a year's worth of Martian radiation in just 5 hours — and they survived, hinting that the extremophiles could potentially live on the Red Planet.

For new and old investors, taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals. While you may have an investing style you rely on, finding great stocks is made ...

Federal funding has been central to the development of PLX-R18, a potential treatment for a syndrome that can affect people exposed to high doses of radiation. When the National Institutes of ...

But a new study suggests the cancer risk from radiation emitted by the CT machine could be higher than previously thought — up to 103,000 cases from the 93 million scans performed in 2023.

The research could help mitigate the side effects of radiation therapy for the more than 70% of cancer patients who need it and reduce the practice of testing drugs and vaccines on primates ...

The researchers say the cumulative effects of ionizing radiation over time should not be ignored. Other experts say the risk of cancer from CT scans is minimal, and these imaging exams are an ...