Radiation

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I am (among other things) a Nuclear Medicine technologist and am exposed to

low levels of radiation on a regular basis. There have been several short term

and long term studies which show no detrimental effects of ionizing radiation

in small amounts....and if there were effects, they would cause an increase

in cancers, not in hypogonadism or anything like it.

I know several older techs who have 20 plus years in the field with no major

problem. A couple of the guys work out regularly and are real " hunks " too!

I have idiopathic secondary hypogonadism which means that the docs have no

idea what caused it. Most likely, I think, it is either genetics or a knock on

the head when I was very young.

Dean in Cincy

Dean Carroll

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are

loved.---Victor Hugo, Les Miserables

[Guest guest]

Dear Vicki,

The only cancer I ever heard of caused by sun is skin cancer. Anyone can get

skin cancer, but it is more common in people who spend a lot of time in the sun

or have been sunburned, have light-colored skin, hair and eyes; have a family

member with skin cancer; or are over age 50. Three types are Basal Cell and

Squamous Cell and Melonoma; the latter is the most serious and very difficult

to treat.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/skincancer.html

Radiation is the emission (sending out) of energy from any source. The light

that comes from the sun is a source of radiation, as is the heat that is

constantly coming off our bodies. When talking about radiation, however, most

people think of specific kinds of radiation such as that produced by radioactive

materials or nuclear reactions. Most forms of radiation have not been linked to

cancer. Only high frequency radiation (ionizing radiation and ultraviolet

radiation) has been proven to cause genetic damage, which can lead to cancer.

Non-medical synthetic radiation occurs as a result of above ground nuclear

weapons testing that took place before 1962 as well as occupational and

commercial sources.

There is lots more at this web site, Vicki. Perhaps there is more to learn

about second generation cancer cases some day.

http://tinyurl.com/ab9hwj

Good luck with the weight loss program,

Lottie

[Guest guest]

Carl,

There are many supplements and meds that will help protect normal

tissue and there are many others that will kick up the effectiveness

of radiation. Few will do both. Vitamin E Succinate is one of the

few that does. You might consider taking 1,000 I.U. Vit E succinate daily.

At 12:21 PM 6/14/2010, you wrote:

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>I've opted for radiation following removal of a tumor in my rectum.

>Can anyone advise me as to what I should be eating, supplements etc

>during this treatment? Thanks everyone

>Carl