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 Lisa Pyeas My brain tumor journey began in early 2009, and had what we now know as a seizure due to a brain tumor. Proton radiation is very specifically shaped, so that only the portion of the tissue that needs radiation will be radiated. It protected the left side of my brain, and also […]

 Dr. John Chang: One of the classic statements that I always referred to is a cure is not enough. We need to cure these patients, but we need to preserve their quality of life. Proton radiation can be utilized to treat any type of cancer. If the tumor target region is very close to […]

 This Precision and Promise segment is brought to you by Oklahoma Proton Center. Dr. Storey: Over 250,000 patients will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year in the United States. The good news is long-term overall survival rates are now approaching 90% for breast cancer. As we continue to move forward, these encouraging results […]

 Dr. John Chang: I’m Dr. John Chang, medical director at the Oklahoma Proton Center. Advances in cancer treatment are happening every day, and one such advancement is proton therapy. The Oklahoma Proton Center has successfully treated thousands of patients with the world’s most advanced cancer treatment. The Journal of the American Medical Association Oncology […]

 Vickie Weigel: I had worked at the Oklahoma Proton Center for about three years when I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. Proton therapy is able to offer less side effects in a lot of cases. I’ve been able to go on with my life, and be healthy, and happy, and do all […]

 This Precision & Promise segment is brought to you by Oklahoma Proton Center. Mark Storey, MD: One in nine men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Making a decision on treatment can often be overwhelming because of the variety of different treatment options available. These include everything from active surveillance of […]

When we’re delivering treatment for breast cancer, there is a potential of causing damage to the lungs and damage to the heart. And so when we talk about the types of radiation that are given, the standard radiation can give anywhere from five to 15 grays of radiation to the heart, whereas protons, we can […]

 Proton therapy is very effective. The beam goes in at a much lower strength, hits the target, and then doesn’t go any further. And so knowing that I have that possibility of having treatments and not having potential side effects was a big deal. I can be in here, have my treatment at eight […]

In November 2015, I went for my annual mammogram, which I do every year, and had my mammogram, and then was told by the nurse that I needed to wait to speak with the radiologist, and the radiologist came in and had found some…..

For us guys, as we get older, we’ve got to be thinking about the possibility of prostate cancer. I’ve been fortunate not to deal with it, but I had friends who had been diagnosed. What I’ve seen at Oklahoma Proton Center is pretty incredible….