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Young Men Report High Quality of Life Following Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Men 55 and younger treated with proton therapy for prostate cancer at the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute report high satisfaction for quality of life indicators such as sexual…
  • January 27, 2018
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Proton therapy: Radiation without the side effects?

By Elizabeth Brennan, Fox News  For years, 60-year-old Frank Mackinson had been experiencing strange symptoms that would come and go. Two years ago, as he was driving down a local…
  • January 27, 2018
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Intensity modulated proton therapy reduces need for feeding tubes by 50 percent

A new study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center found that the use of feeding tubes in oropharyngeal carcinoma (OPC) cancer patients treated with…
  • January 24, 2018
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Proton Therapy: Radiation without the Side Effects?

By Elizabeth Brennan, Fox News  For years, 60-year-old Frank Mackinson had been experiencing strange symptoms that would come and go. Two years ago, as he was driving down a local…
  • January 21, 2018
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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…
  • January 21, 2018
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The Cure: Remaking Health Care – Benefits, Costs Weigh on Proton Therapy

Proton therapy is a type of radiation used to treat cancer. And it gets at one of the thorniest questions about the health-care overhaul: How do you balance innovation and…
  • January 20, 2018
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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…
  • January 8, 2018
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John M. Cameron – Honoring a Pioneer and Visionary

CAMERON--Dr. John M., the Founder, Chairman, and President of ProCure Treatment Centers, the country's leading provider of proton-based cancer treatment, died on Thursday in Bloomington, Indiana. He was 73. Dr.…
  • January 7, 2018
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Breast cancer treatment and heart health: New information on the impact of radiation

  • November 20, 2017
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Proton Therapy: The Successful Treatment for Prostate Cancer You Should Be Getting

  • November 3, 2017
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