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WEEKLY WEB REVIEW – WEEK 39

Check out the latest news about proton therapy: this week, find out how this state-of-the-art treatment modality is offering new treatment options and giving young cancer patients a chance at life. PROTON THERAPY FOR HAWAIIAN 8-YEAR-OLD Auriana Charbonneau, an 8-year-old girl from Honokaa, Hawaii who’s been fighting a brain tumor and travelled to Michigan for proton therapy over the summer, just completed her last session earlier this month. At 2 years old, Auriana underwent surgery to remove a tumor that caused headaches and loss of vision in her left eye. Due to its location, doctors felt additional surgery was no longer viable, fearing neurological damage or death. Ten months prior to her treatment in Michigan, an MRI scan showed her tumor was growing. After her... Full article

WEEKLY WEB REVIEW – WEEK 38

Check out the latest news about proton therapy: this week, find out how this state-of-the-art treatment modality is offering new treatment options and giving kids a chance. CROWDFUNDING FOR BRAVE AMELIA The parents of Amelia Elphee, a 4-year-old from West Yorkshire in the UK, are raising £3,000 to help fund overseas living expenses and outings to make her proton therapy treatments for a cancerous brain tumor a more positive experience. “My daughter Amelia has just been diagnosed with a high grade neuroepithelial brain tumor with MN1 alterations. This is a rare kind of brain... Full article

WEEKLY WEB REVIEW – WEEK 28

Check out the latest news about proton therapy: this week, find out how this state-of-the-art treatment modality is helping patients from all over the world battle against cancer. SUPER SID'S MOM THANKFUL FOR SUPPORT The mom of Sid Earley, a 7-year-old schoolboy from the UK who was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor called ependymoma, has thanked their local newspaper’s golden-hearted readers for all their... Full article

WEEKLY WEB REVIEW – WEEK 27

Check out the latest news about proton therapy: this week, find out how this state-of-the-art treatment modality is helping cancer patients from all over the world overcome life-threatening challenges. EYESIGHT RECOVERY WITH PROTON THERAPY Brave Evie Hughes, a 6-year-old from North Wales who was told she would be permanently blind in one eye after she was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor, has stunned doctors to... Full article

WEEKLY WEB REVIEW – WEEK 25

Check out the latest news about proton therapy: this week, find out how this state-of-the-art treatment modality is helping cancer patients from all over the world face life-threatening challenges. CANCER SURVIVOR ROBERT TRUJILLO With his family history of cancer, Robert Trujillo didn’t hesitate to visit his doctor when he felt a lump on the right side of his jaw. He was ultimately diagnosed with squamous... Full article

WEEKLY WEB REVIEW – WEEK 24

Check out the latest news about proton therapy: this week, find out how this state-of-the-art treatment modality is helping cancer patients retake control over their lives. A FAMILY’S CANCER BATTLE Gemma Edgar and 3-year-old Noah, a mom and son from Colchester in the UK who have both battled cancer, performed ribbon cutting at new ‘Vision Express at Tesco’ as representatives of the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust... Full article

WEEKLY WEB REVIEW – WEEK 23

Check out the latest news about proton therapy: this week, find out how this state-of-the-art treatment modality is giving patients from all over the world the opportunity to reach their full potential. RAISING FUNDS FOR LITTLE JOSEPHINE When 2-year-old Josephine Seymour suddenly started being sick last November, her parents thought the toddler just had a stomach bug, but the reality was much worse. Josephine... Full article

WEEKLY WEB REVIEW – WEEK 22

Check out the latest news about proton therapy: this week, find out how this state-of-the-art treatment modality is helping children with cancer overcome life-threatening challenges. 5-YEAR-OLD SENT TO FLORIDA BY NHS FOR PT Skye Brierley, a 5-year-old girl from Blackpool in the UK, was sent by the NHS to Florida for 31 rounds of proton therapy to treat an inoperable fist-sized rhabdomyosarcoma, a cancer that... Full article

WEEKLY WEB REVIEW – WEEK 19

Check out the latest news about proton therapy: this week, find out how this state-of-the-art treatment modality is giving hope to patients battling against cancer. MOTHER RECEIVING PROTON THERAPY Hauli Gray, a mother from Oklahoma who has been fighting breast cancer for almost a year, has recently received a bit of good news, as the ProCure Proton Therapy Center has decided to cover the costs of her specialist... Full article

WEEKLY WEB REVIEW – WEEK 18

Check out the latest news about proton therapy: this week, find out how this state-of-the-art treatment modality is raising the generosity of communities to help patients overcome cancer. YOUNG DAD RECEIVING CANCER DIAGNOSIS Zachary Rizutto from Southwest Florida welcomed his daughter Roxanne with his wife Melissa a little less than a year ago, but just a few months after her birth, he got an unexpected diagnosis.... Full article

WEEKLY WEB REVIEW – WEEK 17

Check out the latest news about proton therapy: this week, find out how this state-of-the-art treatment modality is raising people's awareness and motivation to save children fighting cancer. STAYING POSITIVE TO BEAT CANCER Back in November 2017, Gavin Snowhite, a teenager from Jupiter in Florida, just wasn’t feeling well and didn’t want to get out of bed, which was completely uncharacteristic for the active... Full article

WEEKLY WEB REVIEW – WEEK 16

Check out the latest news about proton therapy: this week, find out how this state-of-the-art treatment modality is helping children with cancer overcome life-threatening challenges. COMPLETING PT WITH SUPRISES Hudson Brown, a 5-year-old from Michigan in the US who was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, has just celebrated the completion of his 30 proton therapy treatments and was treated to a surprise "Transformers"... Full article

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