Today is World Cancer Day. Let us debunk the myths about Proton Therapy!

Today is World Cancer Day (http://www.worldcancerday.org/ ). World Cancer Day is a chance to raise our collective voices in the name of improving general knowledge around cancer and dismissing misconceptions about the disease. This year’s edition has been placed under the tagline “Debunk the myths”. Let us do our share of the work and debunk 3 of the numerous myths about Proton Therapy.
#1: Proton therapy is not a good option for children with cancer
The Pediatric Proton Foundation and the National Association for Proton Therapy published in October 2013, the results of a survey on the use of proton therapy to treat pediatric cancer cases in the USA. They reported that the number of kids treated with proton therapy increased by 33% between 2010 and 2012, reaching 694... Full article