Cancer patients getting proton therapy instead of traditional photon radiation are at a significantly lower risk of experiencing side-effects from
Category: Radiation therapy
Proton therapy for cancer lowers risk of side effects
Proton therapy results in fewer side effects than traditional X-ray radiation therapy for many cancer patients, according to a new
Precision radiation therapy is now a treatment option for pets at Iowa State University animal hospital
Mac, an 8-year-old boxer, lay sedated on a table in the gleaming new radiation treatment room at the Hixson-Lied Small Animal
‘Super-Hero’ Stem Cells Survive Radiation to Regrow Muscles
Muscle damage is a common side effect of radiation therapy for cancer treatment, and is made worse because the very
Berry boosts cervical cancer therapy
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention many women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year. One of
Cancer survivors age faster and die younger
Childhood cancer survivors naturally age faster and are more likely to die sooner than those who have not had the
Prone radiation for breast cancer treatment
Lying face down called prone radiation, to receive radiation therapy to the breast area reduces the amount of radiation that