The difference between conventional X-ray therapy and proton therapy – and why we are re-examining the way we treat left-side breast cancer.
The majority of breast cancer patients today are able to preserve their breasts as they undergo a lumpectomy followed by post-operative radiation. However, research shows that left-side breast cancer patients treated with radiation have an increased risk of radiation-induced heart problems.
Here, Dr. Brian Chon writes about the connection…