Medical Tourism Association® Recognizes Provision Center for Proton Therapy for Cancer Treatments
Summary
However, doctors at the Provision Center for Proton Therapy also treat cancers of the brain, breast, lung, pancreas, head and neck as well as pediatric, Hodgkin lymphoma and sarcoma conditions.The World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress accepts nominations to honor leadership, innovation, education, service and top facilities and destinations in the care and treatment of both international- and domestic-traveling patients.Stakeholders who make up the billion-dollar medical tourism industry are encouraged to forward news of tremendous performances that recognize customer-focused care, international quality and standards, patient safety and satisfaction, effective leadership and state-of-the-art technology within the calendar year 2015-2016.However, unlike conventional radiation therapy, in which x-ray beams deposit their energy into the healthy tissue before and after the tumor site, physicians can control the timing and dosage of energy from protons, which allows the maximum energy deposited directly into the tumor, reducing damage to nearby healthy tissue and, thus, limiting negative side effects.Only one of 14 cancer centers in the United States treat cancer with proton therapy; yet, 99 percent of men are living cancer-free and with excellent quality of life, five years after proton therapy treatment for prostate cancer.However, doctors at the Provision Center for Proton Therapy also treat cancers of the brain, breast, lung, pancreas, head and neck as well as pediatric, Hodgkin lymphoma and sarcoma conditions.The World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress accepts nominations to honor leadership, innovation, education, service and top facilities and destinations in the care and treatment of both international- and domestic-traveling patients.Stakeholders who make up the billion-dollar medical tourism industry are encouraged to forward news of tremendous performances that recognize customer-focused care, international quality and standards, patient safety and satisfaction, effective leadership and state-of-the-art technology within the calendar year 2015-2016.