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03/17/2020
Breast Cancer Treatment Success - Vickie's Story
Vickie Weigel: I had worked at the Oklahoma Proton Center for about three years when I was…
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03/17/2020
Discussion of Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer with Dr. Mark Storey
This Precision & Promise segment is brought to you by Oklahoma Proton Center. Mark Storey, MD: One in nine men will be diagnosed with prostate…
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02/17/2020
Proton Therapy Benefits for Breast Cancer Treatment - Dr. John Han-Chih Chang
When we’re delivering treatment for breast cancer, there is a potential of causing damage to the lungs and damage to the heart. And so when we talk about the types of radiation that are given, the standard radiation can…
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02/17/2020
Prostate Cancer Treatment Success - Richard's Story
Proton therapy is very effective. The beam goes in at a much lower strength, hits the target, and then doesn’t go any further. And so knowing that I have that possibility of having treatments and not having potential…
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01/27/2020
Breast Cancer Treatment Success through Proton Therapy - Jami Sue Mitchell
In November 2015, I went for my annual mammogram, which I do every year, and had my mammogram, and then was told by the nurse that I needed to wait to speak with the radiologist, and the radiologist came in and had found some.....
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01/27/2020
Prostate Cancer Treatment Discussion with Barry Switzer
For us guys, as we get older, we've got to be thinking about the possibility of prostate cancer. I've been fortunate not to deal with it, but I had friends who had been diagnosed. What I've seen at Oklahoma Proton Center is pretty incredible....
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11/27/2019
Protons 101: Prostate Cancer: Minimizing Toxicity while Curing the Cancer.
Today is a summary article of my current thinking on the management of prostate cancer. This article was inspired by the release of two large scale studies published in the last week. First, the two articles: For reference, if you’re in the medical field, they are included as links.
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11/14/2019
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Today, I had the opportunity to discuss lung cancer with the great team at Living Oklahoma. Unfortunately lung cancer is far too common and is BY FAR the number one cause of cancer deaths. In fact, more patients will pass away from lung cancer than from breast, prostate, and colon…
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11/01/2019
Radiation Dose to the Heart is a Modifiable Cardiac Risk Factor in Cancer Treatment
As we head into November, which is Lung Cancer Awareness month, I wanted to give a general overview of data from this year showing the important link between Major Cardiac Events and Radiation Dose to the heart. To me, I think it is amazing that there are this many studies…
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10/15/2019
Protons 101: Breast Cancer and Heart Dose - Data Supporting The Much Broader Use of Proton Therapy
This article applies to locally advanced breast cancers where nodal irradiation is required or cases where IMRT is being considered in breast cancer treatment. TAKE HOME MESSAGE – Proton plans are better at avoiding the heart than IMRT. Above are images showing a Proton Therapy plan on…
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