Cancer Risk After Radiation Therapy

Cancer Risk After Radiation Therapy

Ratiation Therapy is an important component of anticancer treatment. It is used for different purposes, such as curative, adjunct, and palliative treatment. Radiotherapy is delivered by external beam, brachytherapy, and systemic therapy. It is administered either to focused regions only or as a whole-body treatment. Radiotherapy used to treat carcinomas, especially thoracic cancers, such as […]

The Deadly Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

The Deadly Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

I have a neighbor who has just been diagnosed with CDJ (Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease). She may only have a few months left to her life! She was fine until October. She then developed dizziness after a medical procedure.  Having had many diagnostic tests her condition was determined just a few weeks ago. What is this awful […]