Mayo Clinic Q and A: Proton beam therapy may be recommended for some types of cancer

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My mother recently was diagnosed with breast cancer, and her doctor told her regular radiation wasn?t as safe as proton beam therapy for her situation. Why would this be the case? I know lots of women who have had radiation for breast cancer treatment. ANSWER: It?s true that standard radiation therapy?often is [...]
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