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- What are the most common types of cancer caused by exposure to excessive amounts of radiation?
What are the most common types of cancer caused by exposure to excessive amounts of radiation?
What about Leukemia and Thyroid cancer?russ_watters said:Just go through the list of common types of cancer and identify ones caused at least in part by radiation. The top one is skin cancer by a factor of 10 over lung cancer. Skin cancer is exclusively caused by radiation. Lung cancer partly by radiation.
Did you google them as I suggested? What did the sources you found say?ElliotSmith said:What about Leukemia and Thyroid cancer?
Maybe you should re-specify the initial question. As it was hinted before, 'radiation exposure' includes all kinds of radiation: UV from sunlight definitely included. And, indeed, within this context (radiation in general) the most frequent danger coming from sunbathing.ElliotSmith said:What about Leukemia and Thyroid cancer?
Rive said:
I actually never knew that there can also be such a thing as nerve cancer. Every day you learn I guess.gleem said:central nervous system
Of course often that "skin" is in the interior of your lungRive said:Alpha and Beta as external radiation has limited penetration, usually only the skin is affected.
Statistical methods applied to populations allow firm conclusions to be drawn about populations however. This makes it difficult to successfully sue Kerr-McGee or the builders of Windscale for damages but Uncle Fred will still be dead.S Holtom said:Because firstly we don't normally know the exact cause of an incidence of cancer.
hutchphd said:Statistical methods applied to populations allow firm conclusions to be drawn about populations however.
Yep, and as a further addendum to this (this is a bit of a hijack, but I think it will be of interest):Laroxe said:The effects of exposure on DNA were well known, the body's ability to recover from these effects were and are poorly understood.
S Holtom said:In recent years however, there has been a shift, as now flash therapy is now being incorporated into many treatments -- this is where a large dose is delivered very quickly; in a fraction of a second. For reasons that are still unclear this leads to even better results in terms of the treatment effectiveness and minimizing damage to the healthy tissue. Research is ongoing, but in the meantime of course it makes sense to use this therapy even if we don't fully understand why it works.
Furthermore, before FLASH-RT is used clinically, two problems need to be solved. First, because of the differences between animal models and humans, the FLASH effect should be confirmed in cancer patients. Acute and late toxicity in different organs should be monitored. Second, because FLASH-RT can be completed in a single sitting, the definitive irradiation dose for different cancers needs to be redefined. Radiation oncologists should rebalance the effect of irradiation and healthy tissue toxicity and then define the radical irradiation dose. This may require the treatment of many cancer patients and a long time before this is satisfactorily defined. It may take many years before FLASH-RT becomes a mainstay radiotherapy technology in clinical applications.
The most common types of cancer caused by radiation exposure are skin cancer, leukemia, thyroid cancer, breast cancer, and lung cancer.
When cells in the body are exposed to high levels of radiation, it can damage their DNA and cause mutations. These mutations can lead to uncontrolled cell growth and the development of cancer.
The main sources of radiation exposure that can increase the risk of cancer include medical imaging procedures (such as X-rays and CT scans), nuclear accidents, occupational exposure (such as working in nuclear power plants), and environmental sources (such as radon gas).
No, different types of radiation have different levels of energy and can affect the body in different ways. For example, ionizing radiation (such as X-rays and gamma rays) is more harmful than non-ionizing radiation (such as radio waves and microwaves) when it comes to cancer risk.
Yes, there are ways to reduce the risk of cancer from radiation exposure. These include limiting exposure to sources of radiation, using protective measures (such as lead aprons during X-rays), and following safety guidelines and regulations in workplaces where radiation is present.