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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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.…
A number of important clinical papers showing promising results were presented at the Particle Therapy Cooperative Group – North America (PTCOG‐NA) meeting this week by leading physicians from across the…
Physicians from across the country gathered in Chicago last week to discuss the most recent advances in proton therapy at the Particle Therapy Cooperative Group – North America (PTCOG-NA) meeting.…
