With a median follow up of 4.4 years (IQR 3.7 – 5), two hundred and eighty-six prostate cancer patients with a median age of 72 (IQR 67.5 – 77) were treated with spot-scanned proton radiation. The median Glea
Notable benefits of proton treatment for prostate cancer: The high-energy, precisely-targeted proton beams can deliver high doses of radiation to destroy cancerous cells, reducing recurrence rates for many cancer cases. Proton therapy is non-invasive and may result in fewer side effects than some...
The management of localised prostate cancer has been a subject of debate for over 30 years. Surgery has improved in quality and proliferated in technique (open, laparoscopic, robotic assisted, and focal). Radiation therapy has done exactly the same (conventional 2-D, conformal 3-D, intensity-mo...
The purpose of the BOB is to provide an avenue for communications with former and current prostate cancer proton patients where members can share and/or learn about any subject related to their treatment, the healing process, and preventing a recurrence. The BOB and many of its members also ac...
Secondly, for patients who need repeated radiation treatments, proton therapy is beneficial. If the patient has previously undergone traditional radiotherapy and there is recurrence near the previously treated area, proton therapy can deliver high radiation doses to these recurrent areas without causing ...
In summary, direct evidence shows that the higher the dose of radiation administered, the lower the risk of prostate cancer recurrence. Direct evidence also shows that lower doses to the rectum and bladder are associated with a lower risk of complications. Indirect evidence shows that with highly...
"Local recurrences are a common problem in lung cancer and patients do not have a lot of treatment options," she said. "Most of them aren't candidates for surgery, and offering a second course of radiation raises concerns about the cumulative dose causing damage to organs." ...
Men who receive a "boost" of proton therapy after receiving a standard course of X-ray radiation therapy have fewer recurrences of their prostate cancer compared to men who did not receive the extra dose of proton radiation, according to a first-of-its-k
Proton therapy, a type of external beam radiation therapy, is a safe and effective treatment for prostate cancer, according to two new studies published in the January issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology•Biology•Physics (Red Journal), the American Society for Radiation ...
REDUCED RADIATION TO SURROUNDING TISSUE COMPARED TO X-RAY THERAPY 0% OF PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS DO NOT SUFFER A RECURRENCE 0% FIND OUT IF PROTON THERAPY IS FOR YOU Featured services Patient stories Our patients are more than a cancer diagnosis. They are individuals with families, careers, hopes...