PDA

View Full Version : Wine May Provide Radioprotective Effect For Breast Cancer Patients


News
08-14-2009, 04:12 AM
Drinking wine while undergoing radiation treatment for breast carcinoma may reduce the incidence of skin toxicity in breast cancer patients, according to a study in the August issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). Preventing radiation therapy-induced side effects is an important part of a patient's cancer treatment management.

More... (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/160653.php)