The results published for the treatment of prostate cancer with protons have been excellent. This has led some to postulate that proton therapy is better than any other form of radiotherapy for the treatment of prostate cancer. Others argue, however, that current therapies are quite adequate and,...
Proton therapy can treat tumors in sensitive areas of the body. The treatment’s accuracy works to eliminate cancer cells while minimizing exposure to non-targeted, healthy tissue near the prostate. As a result, men get the benefit of extremely precise targeting with a lower risk for potential ...
BOSTON, Massachusetts — Patients with prostate cancer who were treated with proton-beam therapy (PBT) had better quality-of-life (QoL) scores in the first few months after treatment than those treated with 2 more common modalities, according to new research. However, over time, the QoL scores...
The concern is mainly that these articles are not very good proof of the long-term benefit of using proton therapy to treat men with prostate cancer. In the second study, they compared a combination of photons and protons but said nothing about the effectiveness of using protons alone or phot...
Willis-Knighton Cancer Center –Shreveport, LA Mass General Protons –Boston, MA Maryland Proton Treatment Center –Baltimore, MD Beaumont Proton Therapy Center –Royal Oak, MI McLaren Proton Therapy Center –Flint, MI The Mayo Clinic Proton Beam Therapy Center –Rochester, MN David Pratt Cancer Ce...
Proton Beam Therapy is an advanced cancer treatment based on the elegant physics of the proton. It is not well known, because there are currently only five hospitals in the U.S. that have the complex equipment to administer it. Protons have been used for cancer treatment in the U. S. si...
The bottom line is that Protons have allowed me this victory over “Prostate Cancer” and I have seen the birth of a young lady in our family and two more children. My thanks goes out to Bob Marckini and his daughter, who get the latest information to us. My treatment was with Dr. ...
about prostate cancer, including a radiation oncologist who treats with conventional radiation and a radiation oncologist who treats with protons. Talk with family and friends who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Consider joining a prostate cancer support group prior to starting treatment. ...
Patient-reported outcomes after 3-dimensional conformal, intensity-modulated, or proton beam radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer. BACKGROUND:Recent studies have suggested differing toxicity patterns for patients with prostate cancer who receive treatment with 3-dimensional conformal r... PJ Gray,JJ...
ADT, in combinations that include chemotherapy, radiosensitizing agents, immunotherapy and surgery for the treatment of men with localized and locally advanced prostate cancer, and those with oligometastatic disease, in whom the low metastatic burden in particular might be treatable with these ...