Sentences with phrase «more damage to the healthy tissue»

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Gravekamp thinks the radioactive bacteria affected metastatic tumours most because cells there were still rapidly multiplying, leaving their chromosomes more open to damage than those in healthy tissues or in the original tumour.

In an analysis of Medicare billing data submitted by more than 2,300 United States physicians, researchers have calculated the average number of surgical slices, or cuts, made during Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS), a procedure that progressively removes thin layers of cancerous skin tissue in a way that minimizes damage to healthy skin and the risks of leaving cancerous tissue behind.

As their efficiency wanes, each new oxidant onslaught risks more and more collateral damage to healthy tissues.

This promises to make proton therapy an option for thousands more cancer patients by reducing the risks of healthy tissue being damaged during treatment, particularly in vulnerable parts of the body such as the brain, eye and spinal cord.

This means Tsen does not have to focus the laser beam as tightly and can kill more virus particles in less time without damaging the healthy cells around the damaged tissue.