SINGAPORE—For many patients across Asia, a cancer diagnosis often begins a difficult search, not only for treatment, but for ...

Proton therapy is a type of radiation that targets cancer cells more precisely, which may prolong a person’s life. However, proton therapy is new, and pancreatic cancer has a low survival rate, so ...

The liver is an extremely sensitive organ. It filters blood, eliminates toxins and creates bile to digest food; without a functioning liver, a person will die. Its sensitive nature, however, makes it ...

Proton beam therapy is a new type of radiation therapy for liver cancer. Research suggests that it may be equally effective as traditional radiation therapy but cause fewer side effects. Proton beam ...

A 64-year-old long-distance runner, Todd Elworthy was alarmed and confused when his routine prostate specific antigen (PSA) test was elevated in 2023, and a biopsy came back positive for prostate ...

Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center is accelerating its ‘7·7 Plan’ to become one of the top seven cancer-specialized ...

Photon therapy offers strong outcomes in treating oropharyngeal cancers; however, some radiation can reach and damage nearby healthy tissue. The damage can lead to side effects that may be severe for ...

Medicare generally covers proton therapy when a doctor or another healthcare professional deems it a reasonable and necessary treatment option, particularly when it can spare surrounding tissue more ...

A radiation oncologist says a cancer symptom can be mistaken for stress and tiredness. Ulcers are a common complaint and ...

A lively debate at the ESTRO 2026 meeting concluded with nearly 70% of the audience backing upright proton therapy as a ...

Medicare typically covers proton therapy when sparing surrounding tissue is not possible with traditional radiation therapy and when this approach would benefit the individual. Medicare Part A covers ...