For patients with cancer, a possible treatment is radiation therapy. To fight the cancer cells in your body, you receive high doses of radiation. Over time, high doses of radiation damage the DNA in your cancer cells and the cancer cells die. Your doctors made…
Unfortunately, the majority of the research into oncology patient safety has focused on adults who are receiving cancer treatment. This means that children are uniquely vulnerable, especially when they are too young to fully express their pain and discomfort or actively participate in their own…
Your goal is to have your child live a safe, comfortable, and happy life, and you would do anything to make that happen. The quality of life for many people with cerebral palsy (CP) can be improved with modifications to their homes and the vehicles…
Chemo is often the best option for a pediatric cancer patient, but chemotherapy errors are much more common than many parents have been led to believe. And, since young patients can struggle to fully articulate their symptoms, these errors are often not discovered until the…
Sometimes it isn’t the impact of the truck crash that hurts you the most. Instead, it is exposure to dangerous materials that the truck was carrying at the time of your crash that causes your most significant injuries. Exposure to Hazardous Materials The federal government…
Tractor-trailers have two distinct parts. At the front of the truck is the cab where the driver sits. The cab is connected to the trailer that carries the cargo. When the trailer goes in a direction that the cab does not go, the result can…