Great News from Tennessee - This needs to happen in every state.... Nashville, Tennessee (April 26,2019) — Governor Bill Lee signed bill SB 195/HB 184, also known as the “Proton Therapy Access Act” which requires the state health insurance plan to extend coverage for proton radiation therapy as an approved cancer treatment option. The bill received overwhelming approval in the House of Representatives with a 94-0 vote. The measure previously passed The Senate with a 27-1 vote.
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Published on Dec 7, 2012 Four men talk about their cancer diagnoses, how they decided to have proton therapy, and their experiences with proton therapy. Proton therapy is as effective as standard photon or X-ray radiotherapy at treating the most common type of malignant brain tumor in children - and causes fewer long-term side effects.
Researchers found proton therapy is just as effective as conventional radiotherapy for treating pediatric medulloblastoma, and the treatment also causes fewer side effects.This was the conclusion of a trial led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston and published in The Lancet Oncology. Concurrent chemotherapy, proton therapy improves survival in patients with advanced lung cancer7/29/2017 Concurrent chemotherapy, proton therapy improves survival in patients with advanced lung cancer
July 20, 2017 https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-07-concurrent-chemotherapy-proton-therapy-survival.html |
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