Sentences with phrase «radiation during the cancer treatment»

People who have had x-ray treatment for cancers of the head and neck may develop hypothyroidism if their thyroid was exposed to radiation during the cancer treatment.

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Recent studies have shown women with cancer in the left breast are at higher risk of heart disease, and that the risk increases proportionately with the dose of radiation the heart is exposed to during treatment.

«Given that this technique helps to shield the heart during radiation treatment for breast cancer,» said Rani Anne, M.D., Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University and senior author on the study, «we routinely offer breast cancer treatment with the breath hold technique at Jefferson.»

In the largest prospective study to date, following women for 8 years post treatment, 81 women were asked to hold their breath during radiation treatment for breast cancer - a process that was repeated until therapeutic dose was reached.

Men who attended a structured yoga class twice a week during prostate cancer radiation treatment reported less fatigue and better sexual and urinary function than those who didn't, according to a clinical trial led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

«Immune checkpoint therapy has joined the ranks of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy as a pillar of cancer treatment,» proclaimed Padmanee Sharma, M.D., Ph.D., a former CRI clinical grantee at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, during her opening plenary session talk at Acancer treatment,» proclaimed Padmanee Sharma, M.D., Ph.D., a former CRI clinical grantee at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, during her opening plenary session talk at ACancer Center, during her opening plenary session talk at AACR18.

Autophagy also has been demonstrated as critical to therapeutic resistance, and is upregulated during cancer treatment in response to chemotherapy and radiation.

We also work as a consultant with your oncologist to support normal metabolism and digestion during cancer treatment, manage side effects such as nausea or fatigue, and boost immune function after chemotherapy and radiation.

IBS must have contributed mightily to the radiation enteritis I had for 2 straight months during cancer treatment and all those industrial drums - full of neon yellow water I passed with great pain and dehydration.

We know that those with metabolic states resulting from a high - carbohydrate diet — including high blood sugar levels, high insulin levels, and obesity — have higher rates of cancer and do more poorly during cancer treatment.13 — 16 We also know that multiple pathways that are downregulated by a ketogenic diet also render cells more susceptible to being killed by chemotherapy and radiation therapy.17

A multi-center study of German breast cancer patients showed that IV therapy alongside chemo and radiation keeps vitamin C levels where they should be and counteracts the oxidative stress that cancer treatments cause, reducing side effects and enhancing quality of life during and after treatment.

During this same time, I was going through treatment for a reoccurrence of breast cancer, so between chemotherapy then daily radiation treatments while still trying to work, I chalked it up to another situation of a dog coming with the «mystery disease»... until I took a call from another client in California with a pup from the same litter.

Other cancer cases our lawyers have handled involved radiation errors during cancer treatments.