During Radiation Treatment For Prostate Cancer The Antioxidant Beta-Carotene Found To Be Safe
Despite past safety concerns, the antioxidant supplement beta-carotene, is safe to use during radiation therapy treatments for prostate cancer and does not increase the risk of prostate cancer death or metastases, according to a study in the International Journal of Radiation Oncologyâ¢Biologyâ¢Physics, the official scientific journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)…
June 5, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: antioxidant, astro, death-or-metastases, diet, international, not-increase, official, past-safety, radiation, radiation-oncology, scientific-journal, supplement-beta-carotene, the-antioxidant, the-official, use-during
Vitamin D Deficiency Common In Cancer Patients
More than three-quarters of cancer patients have insufficient levels of vitamin D (25-hydroxy-vitamin D) and the lowest levels are associated with more advanced cancer, according to a study presented on October 2, 2011, at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)…
October 4, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: 53rd, annual, annual-meeting, astro, lowest, lowest-levels, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, presented-on-october, radiation, radiation-oncology, study-presented, the-53rd
ASTRO, Mama’s Kitchen Join To Promote Cancer Survivorship
As part of an initiative to give back to the cancer communities in the cities visited during its annual scientific meetings, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is partnering with Mama’s Kitchen of San Diego to raise awareness of cancer survivorship issues…
October 15, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: astro, cities, diego, its-annual, kitchen, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, radiation, radiation-oncology, raise-awareness, scientific-meetings, the-cities, visited-during
