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radiation stories: 21 news summaries

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LA Patients Get Deadly Blast
of Radiation in Screw-Up

Hospital hits hundreds of stroke patients with 8 times the normal dose

Oct 13, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A mistake at LA’s famed Cedars-Sinai hospital has subjected more than 200 patients to dangerous levels of radiation. Everyone who has come to the hospital with a suspected stroke since February 2008 has gotten eight times the normal dose of radiation, the LA Times reports. That was when... More »

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CT scans • radiation • stroke • CT scanner • Cedars Sinai Hospital

 Petraeus 
 Secretly 
 Treated 
 for Cancer 


General diagnosed with prostate cancer in February

Oct 6, 09 6:04 AM CDT
(AP) - Gen. David Petraeus was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer in February but underwent successful radiation treatment at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the military disclosed today. A spokesman for Petraeus said the treatment had little effect on the general's job and Petraeus did make at least one overseas trip... More »

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cancer • prostate cancer • David Petraeus • Walter Reed Army Medical Center • radiation • Army general

 Report Revives Fears
of Cell Phone-Tumor Link

Industry is downplaying cancer risks, charges group

Sep 10, 09 4:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new report charges that health organizations and the cell phone industry are downplaying clear links between cell phone use and brain cancer, reports the Los Angeles Times.  The latest research shows that cell phone use significantly increases the risk of some kind of tumors, and that young people... More »

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cancer • cell phones • tumor • carcinogens • radiation • cell phone industry • brain cancer • brain tumor

VA Doc Botched 92 of 116 Cancer Operations

Philly prostate patients routinely had treatment placed in wrong organ

Jun 21, 09 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - The VA Hospital in Philadelphia performed 116 operations to treat prostate cancer before an investigation found that 92 of the them had been seriously botched, the New York Times reports. The VA considered Dr. Gary Kao an expert who didn't need oversight, and allowed him to cover up his mistakes... More »

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prostate cancer • medical malpractice • cancer treatment • radiation • VA Hospital

 NASA to Reboot Mars Orbiter 

Orbiter's systems vulnerable to space radiation exposure

Mar 5, 09 1:59 PM CST
(Newser) - The Odyssey, NASA’s Mars orbiter, must reboot its computer systems, a risky move necessary to ensure continued functionality, Space.com reports. The reboot, slated for next week, should clear out the damaging effects of continued exposure to space radiation on the Odyssey’s memory system. The orbiter’s last... More »

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NASA • Mars • space • radiation • computer • Mars Odyssey

Ginsburg Faces Long Odds in Cancer Fight

Justice remains hospitalized, plans quick return to bench

Feb 6, 09 3:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s pancreatic cancer is likely the more common, deadlier variety, with a high incidence of recurrence and a grim survival rate, HealthDay reports. Doctors took some comfort in the likelihood the cancer was found early. “She was able to have surgery, and only people who are... More »

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surgery • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • chemotherapy • survival rates • pancreatic cancer • radiation • US Supreme Court • recurrence • adenocarcinoma

Cancer Study Unlocks Clues
to Who Lives,  Who Dies 

Breakthrough helps docs decide treatment

Feb 2, 09 8:09 AM CST
(Newser) - A new discovery may help predict whether a woman with breast cancer is more likely to live or die, reports Reuters. The breakthrough may help doctors make vital decisions about which patients should be treated the most aggressively. Researchers discovered patients were more likely to survive the disease if they... More »

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breast cancer • surgery • chemotherapy • cancer treatment • radiation • DyNeMo Biosystems

Cell Phone Use Linked
to Heart Disease

Study finds average American owns 2 cell phones

Dec 31, 08 10:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Add another ill to the cell phone pile: Using one may cause heart disease and kidney stones, researchers have found. The radiation emitted by the phones causes red blood cells to leak hemoglobin, which can lead to heart and kidney problems. An earlier study reported this same radiation can also... More »

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cell phones • heart disease • radiation • kidney stones • Alzheimer's Disease

Combo Treatment Halves Prostate Death Rates: Study

Researchers say using radiation plus hormones should be worldwide practice

Dec 16, 08 6:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Using radiation therapy in combination with hormone treatment can double the survival rate of patients with advanced prostate cancer, a new European study finds. Of those men given only standard drugs, 24% died after 10 years, compared to less than 12% of those given both treatments. Combined treatment is already... More »

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cancer • prostate cancer • cancer research • radiation • oncology • radiology • hormone therapy

Are Cold War's Lost Nukes Still Ticking?

Dozens of weapons lost in accidents decades ago are still out there and still deadly

Nov 15, 08 7:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Dozens of American A-bombs lost in Cold War accidents are corroding around the world, Der Spiegel reports. The US admits to misplacing 11, but German nuclear expert Otfried Nassauer says up to 50 went down, mostly in plane crashes. Bombers either collided with tanker planes or, short on fuel, plunged... More »

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nuclear weapons • US military • Cold War • atomic bomb • radiation • warheads

Quicker Therapy Just as Good for Breast Cancer

Intensive radiation for
3 weeks or less works well in 12-year study

Sep 22, 08 9:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Intensive, short-term radiation therapy battles breast cancer as well as the usual longer treatment, Canadian researchers said today. Their study of 1,200 women showed that after 12 years, 1 to 3 weeks of daily treatment kept cancer at bay slightly better than 5 to 7 weeks of the more... More »

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breast cancer • cancer treatment • radiation

Cell Phones
Hike Cancer
in Kids 5-Fold

Researchers fear
future epidemic, urge immediate precautions

Sep 21, 08 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Children under 20 using cell phones are five times more likely to get brain cancer, a Swedish study has found, stoking fears of an upcoming cancer epidemic. Kids’ undeveloped brains and nervous systems, as well as their thinner skulls and smaller heads, put them at higher risk from radiation, the... More »

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cancer • health • cell phones • radiation

Japan Warned
of Nuclear Leak from US Sub

But radioactivity level
is nothing to worry about, says Navy

Aug 2, 08 10:10 AM CDT
(AP) - The US Navy has warned Japan that a small amount of radiation may have leaked from an American nuclear submarine during its recent visits to two southern ports. The US said the amount of radioactivity was negligible, but the news could cause a stir in Japan, where both the US... More »

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Japan • nuclear • submarine • radiation • US Navy

Nation Cooking on Radioactive Countertops

That fancy granite may contain more uranium than is good for you

Jul 24, 08 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Granite countertops have become exceedingly popular, but few realize the dapper slabs can be radioactive, the New York Times reports. Granite often contains uranium, and reports have been flowing in of “hot” counters giving off higher-than-recommended levels of radon gas. “It’s not that all granite is dangerous,... More »

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cancer • home improvement • radiation • uranium • kitchen • granite countertops • radon

 Kennedy Doing 
 Well, Wife Reports 

Senator responding to cancer treatment

Jul 7, 08 4:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ted Kennedy is responding well to cancer treatment, according to his wife, Vicki. Although he's experiencing some fatigue—a “word that has never been in Teddy’s vocabulary before”—he is exercising every morning and sailing nearly every day. The venerable senator is halfway through 6 weeks of... More »

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chemotherapy • Ted Kennedy • sailing • radiation • brain cancer • Victoria Reggie Kennedy

 Earth Hits Cosmic Pitch 

Cacophonous radiation beamed from planet could easily be intercepted by aliens

Jul 1, 08 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Earth’s atmosphere produces a natural sound and beams it off into the universe, Space.com reports. The sound—a painful series of chirps and whistles—is made by the collision of charged particles from the solar wind with Earth’s magnetic field. More »

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radio • space • Earth • sound • aliens • solar system • radiation • solar wind

 10 Who Were
 Blinded
 (or Worse)
 by Science 

Their work lead to big discoveries...and unfortunate death and injury

Jun 12, 08 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Knowledge may be power, but finding that knowledge can get you killed. List Universe ranks the top scientists killed or injured by their experiments.
  1. Galileo Galilei: The “father of modern physics” refined the telescope by staring at the sun for hours, resulting in near-blindness.
  2. Michael Faraday: A
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science • list • death • Galileo • radiation • experiments • invention

 Cynthia Nixon:
 I Survived
 Breast Cancer 

'Sex and the City' star comes clean about her battle 2 years ago

Apr 16, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Sex and the City" actress Cynthia Nixon quietly fought breast cancer two years ago while performing on Broadway, she revealed for the first time yesterday. "I didn't really want to make it public while I was going through it. I didn't want paparazzi at the hospital," the... More »

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breast cancer • New York • Sex and the City • Good Morning America • radiation • Cynthia Nixon • lumpectomy • Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

New Drug Protects Body From Radiation

Promising treatment has potential medical, military applications

Apr 11, 08 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A promising new drug that protects animals from damaging radiation is ready for clinical trials in humans, the BBC reports. The drug interferes with the protein that ordinarily causes cell suicide in the presence of radiation, meaning it could be useful in treating cancer patients undergoing radiation as well as... More »

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cancer • medicine • medical breakthrough • science • cancer treatment • radiation • dirty bomb • apoptosis

Radiation Weapon Plot Comes to Light

Cold War scheme included assassination, broad contamination

Oct 8, 07 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Newly declassified Army documents reveal the US mulled the use of a radioactive weapon to assassinate “important individuals” and contaminate “critical areas for long periods of time.” The heavily censored records date to 1948 and show the weapon was approved for development at the highest levels, reports... More »

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Japan • censorship • nuclear weapons • US Army • Cold War • atomic bomb • radiation

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