Proton beam therapy is a new type of radiation therapy for liver cancer. Research suggests that it may be equally effective as traditional radiation therapy but cause fewer side effects. Proton beam ...
Proton beam radiation therapy led to 10% more patients surviving cancer of the throat after 5 years compared to traditional X-ray radiation, a new study shows, with 15% fewer side effects. “With this ...
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Proton therapy to treat prostate cancer has been available in Southern California for nearly 35 years. It's less invasive and offers fewer side effects compared to conventional ...
Proton therapy is a form of radiation that reduces the total amount of radiation to the tissues surrounding the tumor, which could potentially lead to fewer side effects. If you have prostate cancer, ...
Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...
A contingent of Fred Hutch Cancer Center – Proton Therapy staff attended the National Association of Proton Therapy (NAPT) Conference in Boston last month. The conference, which hosted 335 members ...
ROCHESTER — When Derek Gerlach, then 10 years old, was diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer in November 2018, his treatment began almost immediately. Within a month, Derek underwent surgery to remove ...
Derek Tsang receives research grant funding from ACCESS (https://accessforkidscancer.ca), the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada, and the US National Cancer Institute. Tsang also received travel ...
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The use of intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) did not improve patient quality of life over the standard of care, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), for the treatment of oropharyngeal ...
Proton therapy is a type of radiation that targets cancer cells more precisely, which may prolong a person’s life. However, proton therapy is new, and pancreatic cancer has a low survival rate, so ...