Damaged DNA (if does not repair)
Damaged DNA (if does not repair)
The dangers of ionising radiation: all ionising radiation can cause damage to live cells and this means that the living cells would either day or can become into cancerous cells. This happens because ionising radiation can break molecules into bits called ions however this mean that these ions could take place in chemical reactions in the living…
Medicine Changed by Radiation Radiation has changed over the years and wasn’t even known to be used in medicine until after it was used in the military in World War II. It was discovered by a German scientist but then the possibilities of all the things it could be used for was discovered by a Polish-born French scientist. Radiation changed medicine for the better by killing off cancerous, disease ridden germs and cells, this is significant because it changed the way we look at treatment. In 1895, radiation had just been discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, a professor at Wuerzburg University in Germany. ("History of Radiography").…
How Uranium affects TP53 Do we know how Uranium affects TP53 to affect our bodies? Uranium is a dense radioactive metal, that is used as fuel in nuclear reactors. Uranium has several isotopes, and the most important of these, are radioactive and presented in nature. This radioactive substance affects our bodies in many contrasting ways.…
DNA mutations are in other words DNA changes. Any changes in DNA can be from spontaneous mutation, in order to adapt to the continuous changing environment, or induced mutation, which it is caused from dangerous exposures such as to carcinogens or radiation. Moreover, three main steps a DNA chain goes through to build proteins are, DNA to mRNA (messenger deoxyribonucleic acid), and then the end result is protein. Furthermore, DNA changes, in which can occur in a single or multiple nucleotides on a codon, can cause kinks and bends on proteins. Irregular kinks and bends on proteins can cause the protein to become less active, inactive, or enhanced.…
Radiation can make a change in cells when they are outside of our body no matter how small they’re they can still be seeing by a microscope. The exposure of 10,000 or more REM will lead to death in a few hours, 200-300 REM causes nausea which will then require medical attention. 0-5 REM is the normal and they’re no health risks although above 10 REM the chances of getting cancer increases. Now taking this to our actual body and giving a better understanding our hair can be affected by radiation if we’re exposed to 200 rems or higher. Our brain cells do not reproduce, they can’t specifically be damaged unless the exposure of radiation is 5,000 rems or greater.…
This can cause some very serious side effects; such as “heart damage, lung damage… and other cancers, such as leukemia.” Radiation sends “high energy beams, such as x-rays, to kill cancer cells.” The length of time that you receive radiation depends on how far along the cancer is and what stage you are on. Some rather serious risks of radiation are the symptoms “heart disease, stroke, thyroid problems… other forms of cancer, such as breast or lung cancer.” One last form of treatment is stem cell transplants.…
Radiation therapy is relatively ineffective during certain phases of the cell cycle. The synergy of RFA and radiation therapy is likely due to cells which are radiosensitized by thermal therapy. Cells remain radiosensitized for up to 24 hours, therefore the efficiency of radiation therapy is increased during that window. This effect is summarized by Dewhirst et al in his review of the effects of thermal therapy [6]. The increased effectiveness of combining multiple modes of treatment is frequently time-dependent, as described for RFA and radiation therapy.…
Some survivors developed illnesses from radiation exposure, including cancer, liver problems, and genetic damage in future generations (Kimura,…
Good afternoon, today my group and I are going to present about Basil and Radiation. Imagine if you were to walk into a 7-11 today, what would you see on the shelves? Chips? Candy?…
As someone who has lost several loved ones to cancer, I have a profound interest in new ways to fight this terrible disease. If you have ever witnessed a person undergo chemotherapy as part of their cancer treatment, you know what a toll it can take on their body, immune system, and appetite. Thus, making it difficult to maintain the strength and willpower needed to fight. Although there has yet to be a cure discovered, recent studies have found Cannabis may be a viable solution in combating this horrible disease. Cannabis, most commonly referred to as marijuana, is obtained from the Cannabis Sativa plant, which produces a resin containing cannabinoids.…
I am pro irradiation because I believe this is helping the producer and more importantly the consumer in multiple ways. I believe there is nothing wrong with irradiating food because it helps preserve the food all the way. Decreasing the chances of an anyone catching a food borne illness. According to the FDA irradiation is an efficient way of purifying food at the highest level, which is the microscopic level.…
Since this syndrome encompasses multiple phenotypic characteristics and difficulty in treating/ supervision, it is crucial to have patients be set with a multidisciplinary team, that consists of nurses, radiologist, pathologist, audiologist, otolaryngologist, geneticist, ophthalmologist, neurologist, and lastly a neurosurgeon (1). The ideal way to manage these patients through early detection, making sure patients/ populations at higher risk are screened, patients are monitored, and determining treatment from patients’ medical history; including whether or not the syndrome was caused sporadically or familial (1). It is extremely important to screen children for this syndrome, via eye and skin examination, since they have a higher risk of developing…
Radiation is involved in radiation therapy. Radiation therapy can cure cancer and relieve symptoms by breaking the DNA inside the cancerous cells using beams of high-energy waves called radiation. Another cancer treatment is chemotherapy, chemotherapy works by using anticancer drugs to cause various damage to cancerous cells ; as this takes place, the cancerous cells loses its ability to grow and reproduce. Many side effects occur due to the process of chemotherapy. According to www.cancer.net/navigating-cancer, it lists the various side effects, “Chemotherapy sometimes causes these types of pain: mouth and throat sores, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, constipation, blood disorder, and nervous system effects.”…
There are possible connections to death when receiving radiation therapy for patients that have cancer. Radiation therapy is also known as radiation oncology. Radiation is a form of energy that happens naturally, it can be controlled to use more intentionally. Radiation is a tool for medical treatment, radiation therapy is the most common type of treatment used for cancer. Radiation can be given as a curative modality, either alone or in combination with surgery and/or chemotherapy.…
The exogenous agent who can damage the DNA include various types of radiations, such as Ultraviolet radiation, Ionizing radiation or various mutagenic compounds used in many processes (104). It is hypothesized that every single human cell encounters 104 to 106 DNA lesions every day (105). Thus all cells rely on a correct DNA repair system, which can repair the various type of DNA damage and keeps the genomic integrity of DNA intact. In order to maintain the genomic stability, cells have evolved a vastly complicated collection of multifactorial process known as DNA damage response [DDR] (106).…