The Stanford School of Medicine unveiled a novel machine on Tuesday that treats cancer patients with a high degree of precision and is smaller and less expensive than its technological predecessors.

Stanford unveiled Tuesday a new machine it says will more effectively target and treat several types of cancer by better ...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The Forrest General Cancer Center has unveiled its newest machine to help treat those with any type of cancer. The Varian TrueBeam Accelerator is the latest 4.1 software ...

The main advantage of proton therapy is its precision. Protons deposit most of their energy directly in the tumor with little ...

Jim Kempf, 71, of Simsbury wasn’t about to let a prostate cancer diagnosis slow down his active lifestyle. “I played golf yesterday,” he said. “I took a 25 mile bike ride today. Everything’s back to ...

There are several different types of radiation therapy. The type that may be recommended for you depends on a variety of factors, such as your cancer, its stage, and your treatment goals. Radiation ...

Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) uses high-energy beams or subatomic particles to damage the DNA inside prostate cancer cells. After enough damage, the cells cannot multiply, and they die.