What is the ideal situation to use Proton Therapy?

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Following are the ideal situation to use the proton beam therapy to cure cancer:

1. For Curing Early Stage Cancer:

Radiation therapy is ideally suited to cure cancers which are extremely sensitive to radiation. Exposure to radiation beams shrinks these cancers or removes them completely. In the early stages of cancer, radiation is often used to complement chemotherapy, or as a precursor to surgery.

2. It is a Critical Adjunct in Multi-Modal Therapy:

Radiation therapy is used in combination with other forms of treatment, like Medical or Surgical Oncology, to attack cancer cells. Radiation can shrink tumors before chemotherapy or surgery, or attack residual cancerous tissue after other treatment modalities have been used.

3. To Control Cancers From Recurring in other parts of the body:

Oncologists often use empirical evidence to predict the course cancer could take. However, cancer has a demonstrated propensity to spread to different parts of the body. Proton therapy for cancer is used preventively to make a pre-emptive strike before cancer actually spreads.

4. For Treating Recurring Cancer:

When a person's cancer is recurring, radiation therapy might be used to treat cancer or to treat symptoms caused by advanced cancer, this is also known as an advanced cancer treatment.

5. Vital Modality in Palliative Care:

In very advanced stages of cancer, radiation is used to control the effects of the disease and alleviate the patient’s condition. Radiation therapy is effective in shrinking tumors, which reduces the pain and hardship of the patient.

For more information about radiation therapy visit the Proton Therapy Center.