Esophageal Cancer

Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month

Esophageal Awareness Month serves as a platform to educate the public about the risk factors, symptoms, and treatment options for this disease. By raising awareness, we can encourage early detection, improve treatment outcomes, and support individuals and families affected by esophageal cancer. The esophagus is a long, muscular tube connecting the throat to the stomach. […]

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Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month – April 2019

DISCLAIMER / About the Blog – Please read once if you haven’t. The month of April is Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month. So today we’ll look a bit closer at Proton Therapy and when it can be effectively utilized in this disease. Esophageal cancer will be diagnosed in about 18,000 new cases this year in the […]

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Protons 101: Esophageal Cancer Treatment with Protons

DISCLAIMER / About the Blog – Please read once if you haven’t. An Esophageal Cancer comparison plan performed at the Oklahoma Proton Center showing the difference in radiation dose between an IMRT plan on the left and a Proton Therapy plan on the right. Here is another example of a case and a tumor where […]

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