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According to Reuters, presidential cancer advisers say the federal government must do far more to protect Americans from cancer causes that they are constantly exposed to such as chemicals, gases and radiation . Even though a majority of cancer cases are caused by “lifestyle choices like smoking, poor diet and lack of exercise, the panel said many avoidable cancers were also caused by pollution, radon from the soil and medical imaging scans,” reports Reuters.
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Last week, Provenge, a therapeutic vaccine intended to prevent prostate cancer from spreading in men with an advanced form of the disease, was granted approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. According to HealthDay.com, “The new approval is limited to “the treatment of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body and is resistant to standard hormone treatment.”
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Even though there are health concerns about the effect of cell phone radiation on the brain, a new study shows that there might actually be a benefit from cell phone use. Scientists performed a study on mice, and found that mobile phone radiation might shield against Alzheimer’s disease.
The mice involved in the study were genetically [...]
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The Food and Drug Administration is extremely concerned about children and teens being exposed to UV rays. Exposure to a profound amount of UV radiation can point to sunburn and inflate the risk of melanoma. The FDA concludes that limiting sun exposure and using sunscreen is a must to avoid sunburns for the youth.
“Young people [...]
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Overexposure of radiation can be very dangerous; it can cause cataracts, and increase the risk of some forms of cancer. According to Reuters, the Food and Drug Administration stated that they were examining “206 cases of patients being overexposed to radiation during CT perfusion scans of the brain at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles during an 18-month period.”
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