Applications of Proton Therapy for Breast Cancer

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Gary M. Freedman, MD Proton therapy is currently used to treat brain, spinal and prostate cancers, as well as many other tumors. Another potentially significant application is the treatment of breast cancer. Dr. Gary Freedman, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, discusses advances in proton therapy in breast cancer in association with a national study currently underway at Penn Medicine. Click here for more information about the active trials on proton for breast cancer, or you can visit clinicaltrials.gov for enrollment information.