The Southwest Florida Proton Oncology Center gets Proteus One, a $20 million machine doctors say will change cancer treatment ...

Glioblastoma typically kills within 18 months, but a new type of treatment has kept Nadya El-Afandi's scans clear 17 months ...

Southwest Florida Proton will begin seeing patients using the more conventional photon treatment in mid-December.

Experts say the approach enhances the quality of life for both children and adults who have tumors in the brain or other vital organs ...

Cancer remains one of the most challenging diseases to treat, but in recent years, researchers have made remarkable progress ...

UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. lost its bid to dismiss a tongue cancer patient’s lawsuit seeking reimbursement for the nearly ...

HOUSTON -- Two-thirds of patients with PI3K -mutant brain metastases responded to the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of the ...

“We meet with each new patient to provide an orientation to the facility ... For patients traveling for proton therapy, there ...

Patients who choose to take part often have the first chance to benefit from new treatment approaches, and they add to our knowledge about proton therapy. After your first appointment and any tests ...

Similar to radiation treatments that use photons, or X-rays, proton therapy also treats cancer by breaking apart the DNA ...

Similar to radiation treatments that use photons, or X-rays, proton therapy also treats cancer by breaking apart the DNA strands of cancer cells, making it difficult for new cancer cells to grow.

About 70% of new prostate cancer cases—more than 200,000 ... Another external-beam option—proton therapy—uses protons rather ...