Majority of prostate cancer patients happy with proton therapy choice
February 13, 2013
by Loren Bonner , DOTmed News Online Editor
A comprehensive study surveying prostate cancer patients treated with an advanced form of radiation therapy finds high overall satisfaction with the treatment.
The report, released today at the National Proton conference in Washington, D.C., surveyed 2,000 patients who were treated for prostate cancer with proton therapy from 1991 to 2010. When asked if they made the best treatment decision for themselves by choosing proton therapy, 99 percent of surveyed men said they had. Read More:
The report, released today at the National Proton conference in Washington, D.C., surveyed 2,000 patients who were treated for prostate cancer with proton therapy from 1991 to 2010. When asked if they made the best treatment decision for themselves by choosing proton therapy, 99 percent of surveyed men said they had. Read More:
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