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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 giving hope and helping young people make new life projects. EXAMS SUCCESS FOR TUMOR SURVIVOR 16-year-old Ben Anderson, who did his exams revision while being treated by proton therapy in the U.S. for a brain tumor, is now celebrating after getting the GCSE (general certificate of secondary education) he feared he would never achieve. Before his diagnosis in August 2013, Ben had been sick every morning for several years, and had suffered from many headaches, which doctors just assumed to be migraines. It was only after a chance visit to an optician that he was referred for an MRI scan. Although not cancerous, the location of his tumor in the brain stem... Full article

WEEKLY WEB REVIEW – WEEK 30

Check out the latest news about proton therapy: this week, find out how this state-of-the-art treatment modality is giving hope and helping children starting their life. FIGHTER JASON TO TRAVEL TO AMERICA FOR PT Former war hero and father of three is expecting to fly to America for his next battle for health. He has been fighting against a brain tumor for years and now needs proton therapy to... 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 giving a shot at life to children from all over the world. 6 YEAR OLD RESCUED FROM BRAIN CANCER When young Erin Birdsey walked into an optician’s office last July, her mom’s biggest concern was how she would persuade her that it wouldn’t be the end of the world if she needed glasses. When Erin... 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 is giving hope to families of sick children and teenagers from all over the world. TEENAGER WITH STRONG WILL TROUGH CANCER For years, Kasey Harvey had long, dark hair that cascaded down her back. That was before the 13-year-old learned a new word : rhabdomyosarcoma. She is now focused on fighting against her... 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 is reuniting families and giving hope to patients fighting against their disease. Cancer all clear for teenage girl after PT in US Kayti Spargo, 16, was diagnosed in September with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer behind her nose. After undergoing proton therapy treatment in the US, her... 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 is saving teens from their illness and is helping reunite families from all over the world. What changed after cancer treatment Sabrina Dominguez is a Senior at Silva Health Magnet High School in El Paso, Texas, USA. In the fall of 2013, she was diagnosed with a type of brain tumor called... Full article

Weekly Web Review – Week 14

Check out the latest news about proton therapy: this week, find out how this state-of-the-art treatment is helping kids from all over the world making plans for the future. Grad student with cancer takes problem-solving approach Graduate student Steven Keating has taken a problem-solving approach to his astrocytoma brain tumor. In the picture, he is holding a printed-3D copy of his tumor, which he printed... Full article

Weekly Web Review – Week 13

Check out the latest news about proton therapy: this week, find out how this state-of-the-art treatment is freeing more and more patients from their deadly disease and giving hope to families from all over the world. Five-year-old boy free of cancer 5-year-old Ashya King, who was at the center of an international manhunt after his parents removed him from a UK hospital without doctors’ consent, has been... Full article

Weekly Web Review – Week 12

Check out the latest news about proton therapy: this week, find out how this state-of-the-art treatment is helping to take care of more and more children with life-threatening diseases and giving hope to many families from around the world. Brave 9-year-old facing new cancer fight Brave Alex Novakovic, a 9-year-old boy who received life saving cancer treatment, is facing a second fight against the... Full article

Weekly Web Review – Week 11

Check out the latest news about proton therapy: this week, find out how this state-of-the-art treatment is improving life and giving hope for a better future to many patients all around the world. Toddler fighting rare form of cancer 18-month-old Isla-Grace from Leeds, UK is taking her fight with a rare form of cancer. She was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma in September, after her parents noticed a swelling on the side of her neck. This type of cancer is rather rare and impacts less than 30 people in the UK every year. Since her diagnosis,... Full article

Weekly Web Review – Week 10

Check out the latest news about proton therapy: this week, find out how this state-of-the-art treatment is saving lives around the world and giving hope to young people facing their disease. Back home after 10 weeks of PT in the US ... Full article

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