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PhoenixMD Adds Seed Funding to Test Experimental Breast Cancer Drug
PhoenixMD Adds Seed Funding to Test Experimental Breast Cancer Drug
Experimental Drugdenise durginNovember 27, 2019Breast Cancer TreatmentComment
Annual Over Biennial (every other year) Mammograms Linked to Less Advanced Breast Cancer
Annual Over Biennial (every other year) Mammograms Linked to Less Advanced Breast Cancer
Mammogram Screeningdenise durginNovember 27, 2019Comment
The 6 Secrets of Breast Cancer Screening
The 6 Secrets of Breast Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screeningdenise durginSeptember 26, 2019#BreastCancerAwareness, #BreastCancerRisksComment
Onion, Garlic Consumption Could Help Reduce Breast Cancer Risk, Study Suggests
Onion, Garlic Consumption Could Help Reduce Breast Cancer Risk, Study Suggests
Breast Cancer Nutritiondenise durginSeptember 26, 2019#BreastCancerRisks, #BreastCancerComment
16.9M People and Counting are Surviving Cancer Each Year — But We Can Do Better
16.9M People and Counting are Surviving Cancer Each Year — But We Can Do Better
Cancer Survivaldenise durginSeptember 26, 2019#CancerComment
Talking Breast Cancer Awareness with U of M
Talking Breast Cancer Awareness with U of M
Breast Cancer Risksdenise durginSeptember 26, 2019#BreastCancer, #BreastCancerAwareness Comment
Breast Cancer Gets a Boost From Immunotherapy
Breast Cancer Gets a Boost From Immunotherapy
Breast Cancer Drugdenise durginSeptember 26, 2019#BreastCancer, #ImmunotherapyComment
Cokie Roberts: A Beacon for Cancer Survivors Like Me
Cokie Roberts: A Beacon for Cancer Survivors Like Me
Cokie Roberts: A Beacondenise durginSeptember 21, 2019#BreastCancerComment
De-escalating Breast Cancer Therapy—Can Some Patients be Spared Chemotherapy?
De-escalating Breast Cancer Therapy—Can Some Patients be Spared Chemotherapy?
Chemotherapy Spared?, Her2 Positive Cancerdenise durginJune 26, 2019HER2 positive Breast CancerComment
Pfizer's Talzenna Gets Approval in Europe for Breast Cancer
Pfizer's Talzenna Gets Approval in Europe for Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Drugdenise durginJune 26, 2019New Drug Approved PfizerComment
Adjuvant Chemotherapy Demonstrates Survival Benefit in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Subtype
Adjuvant Chemotherapy Demonstrates Survival Benefit in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Subtype
Triple Negative Cancerdenise durginJune 26, 2019Triple Negative Cancer UpdateComment
Dr. Meyers on Low-Dose Tamoxifen vs Placebo After Surgery for DCIS Breast Cancer
Dr. Meyers on Low-Dose Tamoxifen vs Placebo After Surgery for DCIS Breast Cancer
Tamoxifen Dose Studydenise durginJune 18, 2019#Tamoxifen Comment
VIDEO: More Evidence Highlights Importance of Healthy Diet for Breast Cancer Survival
VIDEO: More Evidence Highlights Importance of Healthy Diet for Breast Cancer Survival
Diet Breast Cancerdenise durginJune 18, 2019Comment
Computer Model may be Future of Diagnosing Breast Cancer, Researchers Say
Computer Model may be Future of Diagnosing Breast Cancer, Researchers Say
BreastCancer Detectiondenise durginJune 18, 2019 Comment
Using Genomic Profiling to Guide Treatment Decisions for ER-Positive Breast Cancers
Using Genomic Profiling to Guide Treatment Decisions for ER-Positive Breast Cancers
Genomic Testingdenise durginMay 29, 2019Breast Cancer GeneticsComment
Oncology Experts Select Top Abstracts Ahead of 2019 ASCO Annual Meeting
Oncology Experts Select Top Abstracts Ahead of 2019 ASCO Annual Meeting
ASCO Annual Meetingdenise durginMay 29, 2019ASCO Annual MeetingComment
Mammograms – the Benefits Far Outweigh any Possible Harm
Mammograms – the Benefits Far Outweigh any Possible Harm
Breast Screening, Mammogramdenise durginApril 30, 2019Breast Screening, MammogramComment
Researchers Identify Ways to Predict and Avoid Radiotherapy Side Effects
Researchers Identify Ways to Predict and Avoid Radiotherapy Side Effects
Radiation Side Effectsdenise durginApril 30, 2019Comment
What Exactly Is a Breast Ultrasound—and When Would You Need One?
What Exactly Is a Breast Ultrasound—and When Would You Need One?
Dense Breasts, Breast Ultrasounddenise durginApril 29, 2019Breast Ultrasound, Mamo vs Ultrasound Comments
Japanese Scientists Reveal Potential of Technology to Detect Cancer
Japanese Scientists Reveal Potential of Technology to Detect Cancer
Cancer Detection Studydenise durginApril 29, 2019Cancer DetectionComment
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proton therapy - the use of protons instead of X-rays - in radiation therapy - specifically target tumors as protons don’t travel beyond the target so there’s a lower risk to healthy tissue.

38 proton radiation therapy centers in the United States.

175,000 patients have been treated worldwide.

25+ types of cancers can be treated with Proton Therapy


 

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“I was treated at the Maryland Proton Radiation Treatment Center which felt like The Ritz-Carlton. From the doctors’ precision, expertise, wellness programming, compassion and unparalleled service levels, I felt so supported along my radiation journey”.

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