When the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in 1986, scientists expected the surrounding land to remain uninhabitable for ...

The DNA of Chernobyl cleanup workers showed mutations caused by radiation that were also evident in the genes of their ...

Fears about cell phones causing cancer persist despite scientific evidence to the contrary, with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announcing a new investigation. Here’s what we know.

Radiation therapy is often described in clinical terms, but rarely through the eyes of the person lying on the treatment ...

Get an x-ray, and you get a small dose of radiation to visualize your bones and body structures to help you medically. Buy a smoke detector, you’re inviting a tiny source of radiation, americium-241, ...

Men undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer who experience side effects early in treatment may face a higher risk of developing more serious long-term urinary and bowel health issues, ...

For women with higher-risk breast cancer, 3 days of radiotherapy might enhance the immune response to checkpoint inhibitors.

Frontline: Surgery to remove the tumor is often considered, sometimes followed by chemotherapy or radiation to reduce ...