Proton therapy, a highly advanced form of radiation therapy, uses charged proton particles to destroy cancer cells. It is now ...

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

What's new in proton therapy? Read the latest news and views from Fred Hutch's proton therapy facility’s patients and providers in The Beam, published monthly.

Proton beam therapy is a new type of radiation therapy for liver cancer. Research suggests that it may be equally effective as traditional radiation therapy but cause fewer side effects. Proton beam ...

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) is excited to announce the expansion of its Senator Orrin G. Hatch Proton Therapy Center, doubling its treatment capacity and increasing ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Today Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – ...

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 ...

Mixed-Methods Study of End-of-Life Experiences of Patients With Hematologic Malignancies in Social Hospice Residential Home Care Settings With the expansion of proton radiation therapy centers across ...

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 ...

LITTLETON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mevion Medical Systems, the leading provider of compact single-room proton therapy systems, is pleased to announce it has been selected by BayCare to equip the St.