Radiation therapy works by using high-energy X-rays to kill cancer cells. MSK offers precise radiation therapy that kills throat cancer cells with fewer side effects from radiatio ...

UNC Health system has plans to add advanced proton therapy at its main campus to treat cancer patients particularly among its pediatric patients in the Triangle area. Officials say proton therapy is ...

Tobacco Road’s rivalry hits healthcare as Duke Health and UNC Health race to launch proton beam therapy in the Triangle, offering cutting-edge radiation treatment and potentially reshaping where local ...

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Proton VPN has added a feature allows users to avoid connecting to certain locations. This Exclude locations option is available in the latest version of the Proton VPN app on Android. The feature is ...

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 ...

CARMEL — Montage Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Center has opened a new physical therapy clinic in Carmel, expanding rehabilitation services on the Monterey Peninsula. The clinic opened last week and ...

In a phase 3 trial of patients with stage III or IV oropharyngeal cancer, intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) resulted in noninferior progression-free survival and better overall survival than ...

Proton beam radiation therapy led to 10% more patients surviving cancer of the throat after 5 years compared to traditional X-ray radiation, a new study shows, with 15% fewer side effects. “With this ...

A new study from MD Anderson Cancer Center is drawing national attention after finding higher survival rates among certain cancer patients treated with proton therapy, a more targeted form of ...

Photon therapy offers strong outcomes in treating oropharyngeal cancers; however, some radiation can reach and damage nearby healthy tissue. The damage can lead to side effects that may be severe for ...