LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Proton therapy to treat prostate cancer has been available in Southern California for nearly 35 years. It's less invasive and offers fewer side effects compared to conventional ...

This type of cancer treatment can have reduced side effects, yet be more precise in attacking cancer near sensitive organs.

Carilion Clinic announced this week it's exceeded its goal of $100 million for the Carilion Taubman Cancer Center. Now, ...

The resistance of cancer cells to radiation therapy is a significant clinical problem in treating cancer. Many solid tumors are only partially responsive to radiation therapy, and increasing radiation ...

Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute, with a partnership with two other groups, will use a first-of-its kind device on the East Coast to take a new approach to a proven treatment for some ...

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 ...

OKLAHOMA PROTON CENTER SPONSORED CONTENT. Over half of the patients diagnosed with cancer each year will receive radiation as part of their treatment. The goal with radiation is to deliver as much to ...

A Green Beret medic who served in Vietnam, Mike Barkstrom has faced cancer twice in the past 10 years. He even wonders if exposure to Agent Orange while he was deployed is what drove his second bout — ...

Proton therapy for cancer patients who require radiation therapy will soon be available in Wisconsin. Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin are partnering with Legion Healthcare Partners, a ...

Proton therapy uses targeted, focused beams to kill cancer cells, a safer and more effective treatment for tumors than traditional radiation. But there are no proton therapy centers in Connecticut.

Erin Bremmer was working on her graduate degree in clinical mental health counseling at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon, when the double vision she’d been experiencing now and then ...

“It shouldn’t be this difficult,” Dr. Allan Thornton said of the hours he spends on the phone arguing with insurance companies for almost every patient he treats with proton radiation therapy. “We ...