Finding the Best Cancer Treatment Option Is Important

This has been a tough news week, and the calls that you have made to friends and family asking for prayers have been many. Late Friday afternoon, your daughter called to tell that her boyfriend, and soon to be husband, had been diagnosed with B Cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. His local doctors removed and did a biopsy a couple weeks ago on a very swollen lymph node in his neck. Initially, the head and neck cancer treatment nurse called to say tests showed it was not cancer, but he got the news Friday that it is. There will not be any …

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All the Facts About Proton Beam Radiation Therapy

Most people have heard of radiation treatment for cancer, and many times breast cancer care, prostate cancer options, or head and neck cancer treatment require radiation. What not as many people are aware of is proton therapy for cancer. Proton beam radiation is a form of radiation treatment for cancer. Read on to learn all the facts about this promising treatment. What is Proton Radiation Therapy? Proton radiation works similarly to traditional radiation therapy in that a form of radiation is directed at cancer cells. Unlike traditional radiation, proton therapy is very targeted. It stops at the tissue it is …

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