What is particularly frustrating about radiation is that sometimes the adverse effects don’t show up until months or years after the treatment. In one long-term study, 38% of women who were treated ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Whole brain radiotherapy saves lives by treating cancer that has spread to the brain, but it also causes long-standing brain damage. Many patients who go through whole brain ...

ST. LOUIS — After years of reporting the radioactive waste in the St. Louis region, we go back to where it all began. The story begins in 1942 in downtown St. Louis. "Back in World War II, there was ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among a group of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer, 10-year disease-specific survival was 97.2%.

Researchers have detected elevated levels of iodine‑129—a long‑lived radioactive isotope and indicator of past nuclear activity—in waters west of the Philippines. The team believes the material ...

Radiation can wreak havoc on the human body when it's exposed to high doses or for prolonged periods of time. The world understood this in horrifying detail after the Chernobyl and Fukushima Daiichi ...

Ashwagandha is generally safe and well-tolerated, but may have side effects like nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, and headaches. More serious side effects can include liver problems, increased thyroid ...

Merve Ceylan is a dietitian and health writer with four years of experience writing for companies in the nutrition and health industry. Apple cider vinegar is made by fermenting apple juice. It is ...

One of the highest-risk components of nuclear waste is iodine-129 (I-129), which stays radioactive for millions of years and accumulates in human thyroids when ingested. In the U.S., nuclear waste ...

CURE spoke with Alexa M. Lantz of Penn State Health about radiation side effects. For patients with cancer who are receiving treatment with radiation therapy, keeping lines of communication open with ...

Papillary thyroid cancer staging depends on age, with stage 2 involving distant spread in younger patients and larger tumors or regional spread in older patients. Diagnosis involves physical exams, ...

Toby Pillinger has received speaker or consultancy fees from Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, Recordati, Lundbeck, Otsuka, Janssen, CNX Therapeutics, Sunovion, ROVI Biotech, Schwabe Pharma, ...