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The difference a patient navigator can make 

Access to proton treatment often depends on many variables beyond clinical eligibility. Patient navigators play a critical role in helping patients overcome insurance barriers, coordinate complex care, and feel supported during one of the most…

NAPT Advocacy Report: 2025

Throughout 2025, the National Association for Proton Therapy (NAPT) continued to amplify its advocacy efforts and health policy initiatives. These efforts aligned with NAPT’s mission to increase access to proton…

Key issues in Medicare Advantage

Published October 17, 2025 By Lynn Nonnemaker, Ph.D., Josh Jorgensen, Maddie News See full article HERE The past several years have been active in the policy space for Medicare Advantage…

NAPT Advocacy Report: 1H 2025

On the Hill In March, NAPT met with key Congressional offices and committee staff to advocate for policies that protect and expand access to proton therapy. Discussions focused on improving…

Coach Goes Head-to-Head with Cancer

When Sean Cousins learned that he had an extremely rare cancer, he knew Texas Center for Proton Therapy was his best shot at beating the odds. “I wanted to finish…

World Cancer Day

GUEST CONTRIBUTOR: Lotte van der Werf MSc Global Health PhD Candidate Implementation of Value Based Healthcare & Jr. Project Coordinator, Maastro Clinic, the Netherlands       [minti_divider style="3" margin="40px…

NAPT’s 2024 Advocacy Report: Download Now

NAPT Advocacy Report: 2024 Throughout 2024, the National Association for Proton Therapy (NAPT) continued to amplify its advocacy efforts and health policy initiatives. These efforts aligned with NAPT’s mission to…

NAPT Quarterly Advocacy Report: Q2 2024

Congressional Updates Medicare Payment Rules Released The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released 2025 proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)…

NAPT Quarterly Advocacy Report: Q1 2024

Congressional Updates Doc Fix Signed Into Law A “mini-bus” federal funding package signed into law March 9 included the “Doctor Fix,” mitigating Medicare physician payment cuts by 1.68% effective March…

NAPT’s 2023 Advocacy Report: Download Now

Building on the groundwork laid in previous years, NAPT continued its aggressive federal advocacy this year. Consistent with NAPT’s mission, its efforts centered on increasing awareness of and support for…

NAPT Visits UW’s East Park Cancer Center

The Executive Director of the National Association for Proton Therapy, Jennifer Maggiore recently paid a visit to the University of Wisconsin's innovative East Park Cancer Center, which is set to…

One on One with Michael Butkus, PhD

Dr. Michael Butkus is Co-medical Director and Head of Proton Physics at the Dwoskin Proton Center at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami/UHealth Medical System; and…

What’s (Almost) as Bad as Brain Cancer?

WHAT’S (ALMOST) AS BAD AS BRAIN CANCER? When a Citizen editor’s sister gets glioblastoma, her doctors recommend a cutting-edge treatment. Then she rams into the great American healthcare wall: Insurance.…

Improving patient access to proton therapy

From New Hampshire to Alabama, more than 20 of the 38 proton therapy centers in the U.S. are scattered across the East coast. Out West, these cutting-edge cancer treatment facilities are…

Patient Story: Katie

When Katie was diagnosed with breast cancer at just 35 years of age,  she soon transferred her care to Dr. Michelle Gentile at Northwestern Medicine.  Her tumor was overlapping her…

Patient Story – Jennifer Carrizal

Jennifer was living in Northern Virginia with her husband and three young daughters and working as an attorney when she was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the left sinus.…

Patient Story – Arianne M

Just two months before her wedding, Arianne noticed a little nerve symptom in her calf every time she sat down or crossed her legs.…

The Case for Proton Therapy

From a talk at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting: Anita Mahajan, MD, from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston Dr. Mahajan highlighted the fact…

Proton Therapy Research & Innovation News

Tami Freeman Editor, medicalphysicsweb.org Earlier this month, experts from some of the leading US cancer centres gathered to discuss the role of proton therapy in breast cancer - an emerging application…

Proton Therapy is Promising for Breast Cancer

By Leonard Arzt Recent research has demonstrated that treating breast cancer patients with conventional radiation may cause significant damage to their hearts. Fortunately, proton therapy offers a safe and effective…

Medical News Today: What is Proton Therapy?

A proton therapy treatment gantry, such as this one at Roberts Proton Therapy Center, delivers precise proton beams to difficult-to-reach tumors. Photo credit: Penn Medicine's Roberts Proton Therapy Center and…