Painful skin rashes and lesions are common during and after radiation therapy, but many cancer patients are unprepared for the ways the side effect can affect their quality of life and treatment ...

Bravida Medical has gotten U.S. Food & Drug Administration approval for a silver-plated radiation burn dressing envisioned for use in combat zones and mass-casualty scenarios. The Geneva-based company ...

November 8, 2006 (Philadelphia) — Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) allows radiation oncologists to accurately pinpoint radiation beams. As a result, patients undergoing IMRT after breast ...

The "Boy Meets World" alum said she's "officially" done with cancer treatment but still dealing with difficult side effects Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously ...

Radiation therapy is highly effective at killing cancer cells, but it often harms healthy skin around the treatment area, a common side effect experienced by up to 95% of cancer patients undergoing ...

LSU's live mascot Mike Tiger VI has developed a dark patch on his face following radiation therapy he underwent for a spindle cell sarcoma. An LSU spokesperson said the noticeable dark spot around the ...

Wiest didn't want the radical surgery of complete breast removal. The prospect of undergoing radiation treatments for six weeks - and the fatigue and skin burning and irritation that so often come ...

Advancements in radiation therapy, including proton therapy and stereotactic radiation, reduce side effects and improve quality of life for GI cancer. Radiation therapy can be an intimidating concept ...

Ever since Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen discovered his wonderful X rays in 1895, physicists and physicians have been burning themselves, and sometimes patients as well, with accidental overdoses. And like ...