Proton therapy, as it turns out, has fewer side effects on cancer patients when compared to traditional radiation treatment. While the cure rates of both the treatment methods are almost similar, radiation leads to much more frequent unplanned hospitalizations, says a recent study. This study was conducted by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, analyzed if the cancer patients going through radiation therapy alongside chemo faced severe side effects in a span of 90 days.
In its findings, proton therapy, when used as a replacement to radiation, proved to be effective in slashing cancer treatment-related side effects by almost two-thirds. The study is an expanded analysis of the largest review of its kind that got published in JAMA Oncology. "This is exciting because it shows that proton therapy offers a way for us to reduce the serious side effects of…
