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, ...

An expert explained the benefits of proton therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer, which delivers radiation directly to the tumor and spares surrounding areas. Proton therapy for the treatment ...

Ten years after his successful treatment at the Fred Hutch proton facility, patient Keith Abbott wrote a thank you note to the staff. Due to a family history of esophageal cancer, Abbott underwent ...

A different kind of radiation therapy can help cancer patients preserve who they are. About half of all cancer patients ...

Proton radiation therapy is a groundbreaking nonsurgical advanced radiation technology clinically proven to precisely treat tumors with minimal side effects while protecting nearby healthy tissue.

A Phase III clinical trial including patients at the University of Oklahoma found that proton therapy improved survival and ...

Proton Therapy reduces the risk of a second cancer diagnosis by 69% versus other forms of radiation treatment according to a paper recently released by a team from Stanford University. The study ...

Zach Newbaker, with Boston-based Mevion Medical Systems, works Friday on a proton therapy system, the latest cancer-fighting technology Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Risk for late feeding tube dependence was low and did not differ between intensity-modulated radiation therapy ...

After completing two courses of chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant for Hodgkin lymphoma, 15-year-old Ava Schmid became ...

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 ...