By DENISE ROLAND for The Wall Street Journal Proton-beam therapy machines, such as this one in the Czech Republic, are used in treating cancer patients. PHOTO: PETR DAVID JOSEK/ASSOCIATED PRESS…
By Mike McKnight for WOWT News ROCHESTER, Minn. (WOWT) - When a rare form of cancer struck a young Nebraska woman, she learned the treatment could save her life but…
More than 200,000 men each year in the United States are diagnosed with prostate cancer. Until recently, the fear of treatment options rivaled the anxiety of the disease itself. In…
The Center for Biomedical Research is partnering with the world’s newest proton therapy center as part of a clinical meta-registry for clinical outcomes and long-term follow-up of…
Proton beam therapy does not cause the serious side effects associated with conventional radiation for children with brain and spinal cancers. HOUSTON, TX -- The number of children suffering from…
"Precision vs. Profits" Proton Therapy is featured in Discover magazine's October 2014 issue The cyclotron is the world's largest, most complicated and most expensive medical device. It's saving children's lives,…
Steve Scott, former Olympian Track Star, is Upbeat About His Prostate Cancer Treatment in California
By John Maffei Learning he had prostate cancer was a shock for Steve Scott, who already had survived testicular cancer and a pulmonary embolism. Scott didn't pull any punches. "I…
by Deborah M. Marko BRIDGETON – As a designer, Jacob Riley-Wasserman looks for unique ways to make new connections. As a cancer patient, the 23-year-old Bridgeton resident is focused on…