Proton Therapy Offers Advantages for Certain Cancers 

Virtua is at the forefront of a new era in radiation treatment, operating South Jersey's only proton therapy center. Dr. Catherine Kim, medical director of Penn Medicine | Virtua Health Radiation Oncology, spoke about the technology, which targets tumors with pencil-point precision. The treatment is especially beneficial near highly sensitive areas such as the heart, brain, and spinal cord, and for tumors that cannot be fully removed by surgery. Proton therapy is increasingly used for breast cancer patients, especially those with left-side tumors, which are closer to the heart.

Read in BINJE.

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