Childhood cancer survivors are at much greater risk of developing diabetes than their siblings, especially if their treatment involved radiation of the abdomen or totalbody, a new study reports.
That dose is about 10,000 times that typical exposure rate for the U.S., but it is applied to the cancerous tissue; the total-body exposure during radiation therapy is much less.
That dose is about 10, 000 times that typical exposure rate for the U.S., but it is applied to the cancerous tissue; the total-body exposure during radiation therapy is much less.