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Breast cancer incidence has been steadily increasing over the past few decades in Asia, according to data from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), due to various environmental, demographic, and reproductive factors. It ranks as the most common malignancy in females in most countries. The lifetime risk of…

Bangkok Post

'My nuclear test vet dad was so ill - he had no proof but government had it all along'

Following the death of Squadron Leader Terry Gledhill in 2015, his daughter Jane O’Connor found his account of Operation Grapple, a series of nine bombs that led to a thermonuclear weapon

Daily Mirror

Kromek seals $1.3m deal for 'dirty bomb' detectors with American customer

CEO Arnab Basu says growing market demand will see half-year revenues rise around 45%

Birmingham Post

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Claims of nuclear radiation breach at Trident depot denied by Royal Navy

CLAIMS that a Trident nuclear weapons depot had to be closed due to a dangerous radiation breach have been denied by the Royal Navy.

The National (Scotland)

Are bananas really 'radioactive'? An expert clears up common misunderstandings about radiation

The simple mention of the word “radiation” often evokes fear in people. For others, it’s fun to think a little exposure to radiation could turn you into the next superhero, just like the Hulk.

The Conversation

Houston mayor discloses that he had cancer surgery, therapy

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has revealed that he underwent surgery and six weeks of radiation therapy for bone cancer in his jaw during the summer

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: What is a dirty bomb?

Moscow and Kyiv have accused the other of preparing to strike with weaponry with radioactive material

The Independent UK

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US elementary school tested for nuclear bomb waste from Manhattan Project

Report finds levels of the radioactive isotype lead-210 as much as 22 times the expected levels at Missouri school serving mostly Black students

The Guardian - US

Hunter leads the way on global cancer care with world-first training and research centre

A world-first specialised radiation oncology centre opens at the University of Newcastle.

Newcastle Herald

Consumer Health: Treating liver cancer

More than 41,000 new cases of primary liver cancer and intrahepatic bile duct cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. this year, and more than 30,000 people will die of these diseases, according to the American Cancer Society.

Tribune News Service

Russia-Ukraine war: What is a dirty bomb?

Moscow and Kyiv have accused the other of preparing to strike with weaponry with radioactive material

The Independent UK

This Company Marks A Milestone In The March Against Cancer

Rare Cancer Day on Sept. 30 was an opportunity for many to reflect: What would they give for one more moment with their loved ones? Most people pass the day without considering the precious gift of life, without counting each opportunity they get to hug and thank the people in…

Benzinga

Ancient Bugs May Be Lurking Beneath Mars’ Surface

The extremophile - which resembles a tiny pumpkin - is particularly well-suited to current harsh conditions on the Red Planet.

Zenger

Russia-Ukraine war: What is a dirty bomb?

Moscow and Kyiv have accused the other of preparing to strike with weaponry with radioactive material

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

From radiation to water pollution to cities, humans are now a driver of evolution in the ‘natural’ world – podcast

Humans do a lot of different things to the environment, and there aren’t many natural processes – aside from an asteroid impact or the like – that can rival the scale of change brought on by human activity. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we speak to three…

Inverse

One resilient Earth species could be the key to understanding life on Mars

Deinococcus radiodurans can survive anything — including, seemingly, harsh radiation like that on Mars.

ABC News

Million-dollar cancer treatment equipment to 'lie idle' at Tasmanian hospital due to lack of staff

Health staff are warning crucial cancer treatment equipment at the North West Regional Hospital will be forced to sit idle because of a lack of staff available to operate it.

The Conversation

Radioactive traces in tree rings reveal Earth's history of unexplained 'radiation storms'

In searching for planets and studying their stars, I’ve had the privilege to use some of the world’s great telescopes. However, our team has recently turned to an even larger system to study the cosmos: Earth’s forests.

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Extreme Miyake radiation events captured in tree rings stump scientists

Earth has been hit by radiation levels up to 100 times greater than the most intense solar storm ever recorded at least six times over the past 10,000 years, according to radiocarbon stored in tree rings.

Al Jazeera

What is a dirty bomb, and how does it work?

Technically known as radiological dispersal devices, dirty bombs are relatively primitive, imprecise weapons.

The Guardian - AU

What is a dirty bomb, and how dangerous is it?

Dirty bombs have a psychological impact that far outweighs their danger to life, says US expert

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Dirty bombs sow fear and panic, cause few deaths

Dirty bombs have long been feared as a potential weapon of terrorists because their main objective is to sow panic, confusion and anxiety by hurling radioactive dust and smoke into the atmosphere

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: What is a dirty bomb?

Moscow and Kyiv have accused the other of preparing to strike with weaponry with radioactive material

Daily Mirror

Nuclear zombie town Fukushima reopens after earthquake caused radiation disaster

In 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake caused tidal waves to smash into Fukushima, where they flooded the nuclear power plant's reactor cooling systems and triggered one of the world's worst ever nuclear disasters

Bangkok Post

Modern radiation therapy and treatment of cancer

There were about 200,000 new cases of cancer in Thailand in 2020. Recent advances in the fields of surgical oncology, medical oncology, and radiation oncology have immensely improved the results of cancer treatment. Even with the best multidisciplinary treatment, in more than half of the patients, cancer will recur and…

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