Lung cancer patients are living longer, thanks to early detection through low dose CT screening (LDCT), increased awareness of the dangers of cigarette smoking and effective new drugs that activate the body's immune system and inhibit tumor cells from spreading.
Another powerful new tool in the fight against lung cancer has arrived at UAB Medicine Russell Medical Cancer Center in Alexander City is stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). Sometimes referred to as radiosurgery, SBRT destroys a tumor without using a scalpel by delivering ultra-high doses of radiation in three to five treatments while avoiding or reducing radiation exposure to healthy tissues.
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
ON SATURDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY...
* WINDS...Northeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 percent.
* IMPACTS...The combination of a dry air mass and windy
conditions will result in critical fire weather conditions.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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