Tag Archive | radiation
A Warning for Childhood Cancer Survivors
As the hundreds of people at last weekend’s Cancer Survivors Day event could attest, overcoming cancer is a hard-earned victory. Unfortunately, double jeopardy laws don’t apply to cancer, and a patient who has beaten the disease once must remain vigilant about its potential return. A new study of people who survived cancer during their childhood […]
Linkage 3/25: Giant Bunnies, Religious Obesity, and Kin Selection Kerfuffle
Just in time for Easter, a team of scientists digging on a Spanish island have discovered the fossils of a prehistoric rabbit of unusual size: 26 pounds, more than six times the size of today’s bunnies. Called Nuralagus rex – the “king of the hares” – the big guy definitely did not hop when it […]
Monitoring the Diagnostic Dose
Radiation had a bad reputation to overcome. Known for a long time for killing its discoverer and by frightening yellow-and-black warnings, the view of radiation has softened over the years as scientists and physicians corralled its powers for good. Whether used for screening or diagnosis in the form of X-rays and CT scans or therapeutically […]
