Central DuPage Hospital Previews Proton Center, Open Oct. 19
Proton Therapy Center is ready to see its first patients in November and gave a preview of the technology behind Proton therapy today, Thursday, Sept. 30.
In 2007 Susan Heuer packed her bags and travelled to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston to treat Nasopharyngeal Cancer, a cancer developed from years of smoking. If she stayed in Illinois for traditional treatment, Heuer was told it was likely she would go blind due to the tumor's proximity to her eye. To spare the expected loss of her eyesight, Heuer opted for proton therapy, a relatively recent cancer treatment. But there was nowhere in Illinois that offered that kind of treatment. Her choices were Boston, California or Indiana—but the only facility that could take her on short notice was the hospital in Boston. So, for her it was a no-brainer and she left for Boston. Heur said the proton therapy was easy to go through and highly …
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Charlotte Eriksen
2:37 pm on Friday, October 1, 2010
Correction: Sarah Heuer's name was spelled incorrectly. Apologies, everyone! more ›