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The Truth About Proton Therapy

If you are enjoying all of the benefits of the prime of your life, which may include recently paying off your home, getting the vehicle of your dreams, retiring after a lifetime of dedication to a job, or partaking in wonderful vacations with your spouse, the last thing you want to hear from your doctor is that you are now in need of treatment of prostate cancer. For most of us, cancer is a terrifying and loaded word, and its diagnosis oftentimes could not have come at a more inconvenient time. However, try to keep in mind that this news is not the end of the world for you, and you have many prostate cancer options in front of you. Here are six facts about prostate cancer and prostate cancer care.

One: One form of treatment of prostate cancer is proton therapy. This type of non-invasive cancer treatment is a newer form of radiation that stops at a very specific point in the cancer stricken tissues. In contra