Prostate Cancer Blog – Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Forbes Article “The 150 Million Zapper” in the magazine dated 16 March 2009 has its own results. You can quickly go to the comments and discover the general unhappiness over this inadequately researched article, read responses by men who have actually been treated with Protons for Prostate Cancer.

IN THE MEANTIME:

• The Roberts Proton Therapy Center, University of Pennsylvania Health System, in Philadelphia, appears to be on schedule to open in 2009.
• Followed by the Procure Proton Therapy Center set to open in the summer of 2009 in Oklahoma City.
• Followed by the Hampton University Proton Treatment Center in Hampton Virginia. They have received their equipment and hope to have it installed and up by 2010.
• And, at the Northern Illinois University Proton Center – ground was broken last October 2008, equipment has been inspected and they should be on target for late 2010.

I will keep you informed as these new centers come on line to provide a solution to Prostate cancer that has been wonderful for me.

At this time I am trying to get a firm forecast on the following (over a year old) announcement from the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.

“SEATTLE, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) 2008 and Northwest Hospital & Medical Center today announced the signing of a letter of intent to explore the development of a new, state-of-the-art cancer treatment facility offering proton beam radiation therapy.”

Jim Tuggey
March 22, 2009

I have been sponsoring thirty men who do not have e-mail. Over the past few years some have gone “on-line” and a few have passed away. This changes the characters, however we always keep in touch.

It hurts me to lose one of these men that I communicate with regularly, however on January 2009, one great guy, departed.

He was treated with Protons in 2001, had no side effects and was the victim of a severe heart attack at age 85. His wife wrote me a note and explained that he was symptom free of any Prostate trouble for the entire time from 2001 to his demise.

Historically, another of my sponsored men passed with the same story.

My story is also consistent with the great results for the treatment of Prostate cancer with Protons that these men experienced.

Read Bob Marckini’s book – Bob has without question helped more men to make the right decision about Protons than anyone. You Can Beat Prostate Cancer And You Don’t Need Surgery to Do It, is available at the Proton Bob web site, Amazon.com or LuLu Publications.

If your doctor doesn’t know about Protons, contact me and I’ll insure that you get an answer from someone who does know and has the information so you can make your own choice.

I repeat, Protons are the best choice for medical treatment I have ever made in my life!

Jim Tuggey
March 1, 2009