Trusting the Process: Jerome’s Proton Therapy Story
A Life Built on Family and Faith Jerome Reed grew up in Chicago, spent about 20 years in Cincinnati and settled in Oklahoma City in 2012. He and his wife, Lisa, are about to celebrate 36 years of marriage and have raised three children: Brandon, Jordan and Lauren. Faith is at the center of that […]
Read MoreFinding Advanced Care Far From Home: One Patient’s Proton Therapy Journey
A Diagnosis When routine blood work suggested that something might be wrong, a prostate cancer diagnosis was the last thing one Colorado man expected. “I was kind of shocked,” he recalled. “I didn’t know how the diagnosis was done through this process.” Randy and his wife live in Amherst, Colorado, a small farming community in […]
Read MoreInside Proton Therapy: Precision in Cancer Treatment
On this episode of the Cancer Project, we cover the history of the Oklahoma Proton Center from opening in 2009 as one of the first proton centers in the country, to treating more than 6,000 patients from all 50 states and multiple countries. In this video you will learn what proton therapy is, how it […]
Read MoreThe Science of Proton Therapy with Medical Physicist Niek Schreuder
In this educational episode of The Cancer Project, we are joined by Niek Schreuder, the Chief Scientific Officer of LEO Cancer Care. Niek received a masters in medical physics from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa before coming to the United States pursuing proton radiation advancement. Niek joins host David Raubach, their professional relationship dating […]
Read MoreWhat Remains Possible
Kaiden’s Story At 2 years old, the future isn’t something you think about. It lives in small things—favorite toys, familiar voices, the steady rhythm of being cared for. So when a diagnosis arrives, something as heavy and unfamiliar as brain cancer—it is not the child who first understands its weight. It is everyone else. Families […]
Read MoreOklahoma Proton Center Featured in Award Winning Documentary
The Accelerator profiles the life and work of Dr. Robert Wilson, the Father of Proton Therapy At its heart, proton therapy is a story about purpose—how scientific discovery, when guided by conscience and compassion, can be transformed into healing. That story is brought vividly to life in The Accelerator, the award-winning documentary that traces the remarkable […]
Read MoreProton Therapy Shows Promising Survival Benefit in Glioblastoma and Propels Trial to Phase III
Precision Radiation Shows Promise for Glioblastoma Patients Glioblastoma (GBM) remains one of the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat cancers of the brain. While treatment options have improved over time, glioblastoma has remained one of the most challenging brain cancers to treat. However, new findings from the NRG Oncology trial analysis offer a hopeful signal that proton […]
Read MoreGroundbreaking Lancet Study Shows Proton Therapy Improves Survival and Quality of Life for Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Proton Therapy New Standard of Care for Patients with Oropharyngeal Cancer A landmark study published in The Lancet is changing the conversation around head and neck cancer treatment — and offering new hope to patients and families navigating this diagnosis. For the first time in a large, randomized Phase III clinical trial, researchers showed that proton therapy […]
Read MoreMiles Apart, Forever Connected
From infancy to 10 years cancer-free—Leo’s journey from the UK to Oklahoma for life-saving proton therapy In this episode of The Cancer Project, host David Rabach sits down with 10-year-old cancer survivor Leo and his father, James, for a conversation that spans continents and years of resilience. Leo’s story began in infancy, when he was diagnosed […]
Read MoreThe Cancer Project: More than a Cure Part 2
Dr. John Chang Tackles Tough Cancer Questions In this enlightening second installment of More Than a Cure, Dr. John Chang—Medical Director of the Oklahoma Proton Center and esteemed radiation oncologist—dives deep into the questions that weigh heaviest on cancer patients’ minds. Dr. Chang brings clarity and compassion to topics ranging from advanced proton therapy techniques to […]
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