Letter to the Editor

Early College High School

2050 Highway 501 E

Conway, SC 29528

September 19, 2013

 

Letter to the Editor,

The Sun News,

 P.O. Box 406,

 Myrtle Beach, SC 29578

 

 

 

Dear Editor-in-Chief:

 

My name is Tanner Elkins; I am a sophomore at Early College High School in Myrtle Beach.

 

I am writing this letter to address the effects of Radiation.

Radiation is used to treat cancer for all types of people. When this treatment is used on children, they can have negative effects after treatment on a child’s brain. In school for example, their IQ can significantly drop from their first four treatments. They should find an alternative for children’s treatments that will only kill the cancer cells and not have negative later effects like on the brain.

 

Many doctors who use this may think its fine to use and it helped many children to become cancer free. St. Jude even noticed that when they use radiation on children, it caused their IQ to become really low. This may cause problems with their self-a stem especially when they see that their grades are lower compared to their classmates. This may lead to suicide because they feel they don’t fit in.

 

Thank you so much for your time, I appreciate your help and hope to hear from you soon.

 

Sincerely,

 

Tanner Elkins