Patient describes nuclear medicine cancer treatment as less scary than it sounds
Nuclear medicine is emerging as a new frontier in cancer treatment, using targeted radioactive material that doctors say can save lives. Lori Anti‑Ice, a 54‑year‑old mother of two, treated at Penn Medicine, regularly receives injections of radioactive compounds as part of her therapy. She was diagnosed a decade ago with advanced neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer. Although the idea of radioactive treatment can seem intimidating, she says the actual experience is calm and manageable.