Second cancer risk after primary cancer treatment with three‐dimensional conformal, intensity‐modulated, or proton beam radiation therapy
Patient Story – Katie
When Katie was diagnosed with breast cancer at just 35 years of age, she soon transferred her care to Dr. Michelle Gentile at Northwestern Medicine. Her tumor was overlapping her heart making it challenging for standard treatment to protect her … [Read more...]
Patient Story – Jennifer Carrizal
Jennifer was living in Northern Virginia with her husband and three young daughters and working as an attorney when she was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the left sinus. She met with a local radiation oncologist who told her, “If you were … [Read more...]
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Patient Story – Arianne M
Arianne was diagnosed with stage 3 liposarcoma and received proton therapy at Penn Medicine’s Roberts Proton Therapy Center. Proton Therapy delivers less toxic treatments which reduces side effects from cancer treatment. "Midway through radiation … [Read more...]
Patient Story – Garth Corner
Kent Police Officer Takes Charge of his Toughest Case Yet Winding through the rainy streets of the City of Kent, muffled voices over the radio in the background, police officer Garth Corner was on a routine call from the dispatcher when he realized … [Read more...]
Patient Story – Vickie Weigel
At the age of 50 I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. It was critical to me to protect my health as much as possible since I had a 12-year-old daughter who I was raising alone. I chose proton therapy because of the ability to deliver the … [Read more...]