The main advantage of proton therapy is its precision. Protons deposit most of their energy directly in the tumor with little ...

Prostatectomy and radiation therapy show no survival difference for low-risk prostate cancer, but higher-risk cases require careful treatment consideration. The ProtecT trial supports active ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fred Hutch radiation oncologist Ralph Ermoian, MD, specializes in treating childhood brain cancers. He recently described his work as a series of relationships with patients, families, colleagues, ...

The Stanford School of Medicine unveiled a novel machine on Tuesday that treats cancer patients with a high degree of ...

The Total Body MRI at Ackerman Cancer Center. Read full article: Understanding breast cancer screenings: When to start, symptoms to watch for, and the role of advanced mammography Dr. Scot Ackerman.

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 ...

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

For Malaysian patients, the choice is to travel abroad or go without, because while the technology to spare cancer patients ...