Conditions Treated with Proton Therapy
August 22, 2009
The M.D. Anderson Cancer Center web site was recently relaunched and the links below have been updated to reflect the new comprehensive sections.
Clinical Programs – The sites below on the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center will typically not mention proton therapy or will refer to it as advanced radiation. However the links are here to serve as a backgrounder. Initial clinical programs at the Proton Therapy Center will include the following disease sites based upon clinical advantages offered by proton therapy:
- Lung & thoracic
- Prostate - excellent new general section on prostate cancer with updated recommendations on tracking your PSA. Proton Center
- Pediatric cancers
- Esophageal cancer
- Head and neck
- Brain
- Central nervous system and spine
- Gastrointestinal
- Ocular
- Sarcoma
- Female genital tract
- Skull base
Technorati Tags: ProtonPals,prostate cancer,proton therapy,M. D. Anderson Cancer Center,MDACC,M. D. Anderson Proton Center,journey,radiation,radiation oncology,protons,Houston,support,cured,lung cancer,pediatric cancers,skull base,esophageal cancer
