Low-dose ionizing radiation and cancer risk: not so easy to tell – Suraj Dahal, Matthew J. Budoff

by Mark Miller | Jan 19, 2020 | Hormesis, LNT Hypothesis, Nuclear Medicine

Dahal-2019_LDIR and cancer risk One should also bear in mind that over-estimating the harmful effects of ionizing radiation could falsely alarm physicians to not to order such imaging tests and could impose greater risk to patients than that associated with diagnostic...

Your Custom Roadmap for Potentially Preventing and Curing Cancer

by Mark Miller | Nov 25, 2019 | Hormesis, LNT Hypothesis, Nuclear Medicine

Dear Friends, as some of you know, I have been drafting a book on cancer, meant for the public as well as cancer… Posted by Mohan Doss on Saturday, November 23, 2019 Fellow SARIan, Mohan Doss, wrote this book: ...

Re-evaluation of the linear no-threshold (LNT) model using new paradigms and modern molecular studies

by Mark Miller | Jul 18, 2019 | Featured Articles, LNT Hypothesis, Nuclear Medicine

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0009279718310858?dgcid=raven_sd_recommender_email Highlights • LDR activates cellular defense systems which prevents propagation of damaged cells. • LDR activates long-term adaptive responses that protect cells from...

Hormesis mediates dose-sensitive shifts in macrophage activation patterns

by Mark Miller | May 14, 2019 | Hormesis, Nuclear Medicine

Calabrese-et-al-2018_Hormesis mediates dose-sensitive shifts in macrophage activation patterns Abstract The activation or polarization of macrophages to pro- or anti-inflammatory states evolved as an adaptation to protect against a spectrum of biological threats. Such...

Radiotherapy treatment of human inflammatory diseases and conditions: Optimal dose – Calabrese, et. al.

by Mark Miller | May 8, 2019 | Hormesis, Nuclear Medicine

Calabrese-et-al-2019_Radiotherapy treatment inflammatory diseases, optimal dose...

Radon, Lung Cancer and the LNT Model

by Mark Miller | Mar 7, 2019 | Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt, Featured Articles, LNT Hypothesis, Nuclear Medicine

This is an update on radon and lung cancer.  It’s ALSO a discussion of the rise & fall of the LNT.  The theory has caused much anxiety and has prevented the reasonable use of nuclear power in the fight to lower worldwide carbon emissions. radon-and-lung-cancer –...