Author Archives: Brittney Prince
12/30/2020
Jim Tincher
My name is Jim Tincher. I was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2019. You might say the way I found out about it was … well, an accident. I was standing outside one day – and the next thing I remember is waking up in the hospital. I had a…
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12/04/2020
Pastor E. Jennings Tyson
My name is Pastor Edward Jennings Tyson. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer, March 2019. You assume when you’re diagnosed with cancer, the first thing you figure out is how to get rid of it. But that wasn’t my experience. My Urologist said that because my Gleason score was a…
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12/03/2020
Vickie Weigel
My name is Vickie Weigel. My introduction to the Oklahoma Proton Center in 2010 was not when I was battling cancer, but when I accompanied a family member for a consult. From the very first day, I felt drawn to the center and desired to work there. I talked with…
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11/12/2020
Richard Hoe
Richard Hoe, Prostate Cancer Survivor In late 2010, after being diagnosed with cancer of the prostate, I began researching my options. With so many treatments available, my first step was to speak with men who had been treated for prostate cancer in various ways. I spoke with men who had…
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11/04/2020
Lung Cancer Awareness Through a Pandemic
Oklahoma Proton Center Offering Free Lung Screening for High-Risk Individuals in November Lung cancer is the 2nd most common cancer amongst men and women in the United States and is by far the leading cause of cancer-related death. “It’s a difficult disease, with potentially difficult outcomes,” says David Raubach, Chief…
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10/13/2020
AMY'S HEART: A MOTHER'S JOURNEY TO PROTECT WHAT MATTERED MOST
My name is Amy Gray. I am a mother, a wife, a nurse. There are so many words to describe me, yet, cancer survivor wasn’t something I ever imagined I would add to the list. I found out I had breast cancer in October of 2019. It was DCIS with…
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07/28/2020
Facing Cancer: A Problem to be Solved
Freddie Pike, Prostate Cancer Survivor As a retired minister, I had spent years counseling those facing cancer. I never felt concerned about that dreaded diagnosis. For me, cancer was something other people went through. My job was to be there should someone need me. With that mindset, you can imagine…
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06/18/2020
Proton Therapy Safer Than Conventional Radiation Treatment Per Stanford Study
Proton Therapy reduces the risk of a second cancer diagnosis by 69% versus other forms of radiation treatment according to a paper recently released by a team from Stanford University. The study looked at 450,373 patients in the National Cancer Database who received either 3D conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT), Intensity…
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