Proton beam therapy continues to generate significant interest — and controversy — in prostate cancer. About 45 cancer centers in the US offer proton therapy to treat a variety of cancers, including ...

Proton therapy may reduce urinary, bowel and sexual side effects in prostate cancer by minimizing radiation exposure to healthy tissue, per Dr. Curtiland Deville Jr. Newer radiation technologies, such ...

A 64-year-old long-distance runner, Todd Elworthy was alarmed and confused when his routine prostate specific antigen (PSA) test was elevated in 2023, and a biopsy came back positive for prostate ...

I’M MINDY BASARA IN TODAY’S MEDICAL ALERT. RADIATION THERAPY IS A COMMON TREATMENT FOR CANCER. ABOUT HALF OF ALL CANCER PATIENTS WILL RECEIVE IT. ONE OF THE DOWNSIDES OF TRADITIONAL RADIATION IS THAT ...

Southwest Florida is now home to a groundbreaking cancer treatment option: proton therapy, a highly advanced form of radiation therapy. This innovative treatment is now being delivered to patients ...

Southwest Florida Proton has introduced a new machine for fighting cancer. The IBA ProteusONE uses proton therapy to target cancerous tissue. This technology is designed to spare healthy tissue and ...

The compact proton therapy machine, a new innovation for treating cancer created by Stanford School of Medicine and industry partners, is the first of its kind in the nation. Photo by Steve ...