Breast Cancer Treatment

About Breast Cancer Treatment

Approximately one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lifetime. Breast cancer is the abnormal and uncontrollable growth of the cells lining the breast lobules or ducts. These cancerous cells have the potential to spread, or metastasize, to lymph nodes near the breast or other distant parts of the body, such as the liver, lungs, bones, or brain.

In general, breast cancer treatment typically includes a combination of therapies, such as breast surgery, radiation therapy and medical therapies (chemotherapy, hormone-blocking therapy, and/or immunotherapy).

Proton therapy has proven clinical results

Proton therapy may be especially beneficial for breast cancer patients by minimizing damage to nearby tissue and critical organs, such as the heart and lungs. The risk of side effects is also lowered, including reducing the chance of experiencing a cardiac event or developing lung cancer or pneumonitis. Due to the painless and noninvasive nature of proton therapy treatment, you can get back to your daily activities quicker and maintain the same quality of life. Patients may see up to:

The Treatment Process

Treatments occur every day and typically take only 20-30 minutes. The Oklahoma Proton Center offers a number of treatment protocols for breast cancer patients ranging from 10 – 33 treatments.