Reading time: 6 minutes Ryan Rispman Since its discovery, radiation has been a double-edged sword. On the one hand, radiation is a killer. It can break apart DNA, leading to mutations that can cause cancer and other diseases. Many of the early scientists who studied radioactive materials eventually ended up dying of radiation-induced illnesses1,... Continue Reading →
Cancer Predisposition Syndromes: Diagnosis and Management
Reading time: 5 minutes Ryan Ripsman For most people, developing cancer is the result of bad luck. For people with cancer predisposition syndromes cancer can be an almost guaranteed part of life. Cancer predisposition syndromes encompass a wide variety of disorders that all increase a person’s likelihood of developing cancer. There are many different... Continue Reading →
