February 27, 2012
Letters: Kudos for proton therapy
Regarding “Study questions prostate therapy” (Page A1, Saturday), I am currently undergoing proton treatment for prostate cancer and thoroughly researched my options before I came to MD Anderson. I found that proton therapy has a success rate equal to standard radiation treatment for the first 10 years…The first large-scale use of proton therapy began at Loma […]
Tags: Baylor University Medical Center, Health Care System of the University of Florida, Health Care System of the University of Indiana, Health Care System of the University of Pennsylvania, prostate cancer, proton therapy, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
February 1, 2012
Pulse on Health: For whom do experts speak?
Two physicians, one from the University of Pennsylvania and one from Massachusetts General Hospital, wrote a New York Times opinion piece criticizing Mayo Clinic for investing in proton therapy to treat cancer. I called to see if plans to publish potentially controversial opinions were shared internally beforehand, because a source suggested their employers were caught […]
Tags: Massachusetts General Hospital, New York Times, proton therapy, University of Pennsylvania