Breast Cancer — Patient Stories — Proton Radiation Buddy

Kris Farrington

Kris is from MA and was diagnosed with Stage 2 Grade 3 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma on Jan 20, 2014. Kris chose Mass General Hospital to receive all her breast cancer care.

Breast Cancerdenise durginFebruary 5, 2019Ductal Carcinoma, Stage 2, Grade 3Comment

Denise Durgin

Just after surgery in mid March, Denise’s surgeon called her and said they found cancer in her lymph node. She said: “You will need radiation treatment and we will find out if you need chemotherapy when we receive your oncotype scores in early April.”

Breast Cancerdenise durginFebruary 3, 2019Maryland Proton Treatment CenterComment

Meet Nancy

This was Nancy’s second time with cancer and the type and location of her cancer was unique. Proton radiation served its purpose of being precise to shrink Nancy’s tumor and preserve the surrounding healthy tissue.

Proton radiation therapy patient stories

proton therapy - the use of protons instead of X-rays - in radiation therapy - specifically target tumors as protons don’t travel beyond the target so there’s a lower risk to healthy tissue.

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