Oklahoma Proton Center Offering Short Course Partial Breast Irradiation Treatment
The Oklahoma Proton Center is offering an accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) treatment for women with early stage breast cancer (stage 0, I and II) who have undergone breast-conserving surgery. The treatment is being offered through a multi-institutional clinical trial (NCT-01766297). The treatments occur once a day over 10 days with each treatment taking 20 […]
Read MoreThe 250 Million Pound Cancer Cure – part of the history of the Oklahoma Proton Center
The History of Proton Therapy in England The BBC released a new video on England’s recent investment and development of proton therapy in their country to care for their cancer patients. It demonstrates the scale and scope of these great facilities. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7e0qr5 It is an impressive documentary that illustrates the complexity and massive scope of […]
Read MoreOKLAHOMA PROTON CENTER NAMED TOP CANCER CENTER IN THE STATE
The Oklahoma Proton Center was named a Top Cancer Center in Oklahoma by Oklahoma Magazine in their annual Best of the Best edition. This is the third time the center has been named a Top Cancer Center by the magazine. Oklahoma Proton Center was acknowledged for providing “highly individualized cancer care” and “cutting-edge technology.” “I […]
Read MoreLow Doses of radiation promote cancer-capable cells
Published just yesterday- another great scientific article that comes to (my opinion) a really obvious conclusion: Radiation – even very low doses – promotes cancer. Connection Between Radiation and Cell Mutation The article is published in Cell Stem Cell and titled “Outcompeting p53-Mutant Cells in the Normal Esophagus by Redox Manipulation. The lead author is […]
Read MoreThe Limited Access to Proton Therapy for patients with some private insurances.
Patient Denied Access to Proton Therapy Just last week, there was another news story out of Mississippi where a patient is being denied a medically recommended course of Proton Therapy. I think it is an interesting read and emphasizes just how much work we need to do to increase patient access to treatments that potentially […]
Read MoreAmerican Cancer Society: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
Today…. Well…. A bit less serious. An announcement: In the upcoming months, I’ll be working with the American Cancer Society to raise money in the fight against breast cancer. I’ll be participating in the AMS Real Men Wear Pink campaign.
Read MoreProject 31: Community of Breast Cancer Survivors
Today I’d like to highlight one of our local partners: Project 31 Project 31 is a breast cancer community formed by and for breast cancer survivors. It fills a role where I think the medical community at large often misses in its ability to really offer the type of whole person / family support for […]
Read MoreChange is On the Horizon for Proton Therapy
“To deny (implied “proton treatment”), if it is available, is immoral and barbaric.” The above is a quote from a California judge from his recusal letter regarding insurance coverage for proton therapy. It is the centerpiece of a new CNN Health Article. CNN Health Article covering insurance issues and proton therapy availability. The data and […]
Read MoreProgress Continues – Treatments are fully resumed and New Signage in place!
Patient care is officially back and in full swing following the upgrade of the cyclotron and machine interface software. The gantry and fixed beam rooms are operational (week 2 and 3 respectively) and next in line is the incline beam and then likely to begin commissioning of the RaySearch planning software. Signs created out of […]
Read MoreOKLAHOMA PROTON CENTER REOPENS AFTER EQUIPMENT UPGRADES
Oklahoma Proton Center, LLC (“OPC”) reopened yesterday for treatment after a brief shutdown. Doctors at the center have seen patients in consult for the past two months in preparation for treatments to begin this week. The center had been temporarily closed for equipment upgrades after an ownership change. About twenty patients with different cancer diagnoses […]
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