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Published on: 1/25/2008
Last Visited: 9/15/2008
Yes, we're in Houston - not at NASA, but at the University of Texas's M.D.Anderson Cancer Center.
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However, Anderson was in the midst of a $700 million expansion of research and patient facilities; despite the advances, Dr. John Mendelsohn, Anderson's president, knew that the Texas University regents weren't about to dig up another $100 million or so for a single new therapy.
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However, Anderson was in the midst of a $700 million expansion of research and patient facilities; despite the advances, Dr. John Mendelsohn, Anderson's president, knew that the Texas University regents weren't about to dig up another $100 million or so for a single new therapy.
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Anderson should have all its treatment areas operating by mid-2006, but it will be several years until the center has refined all the processes and can move enough patients through what will be 16-hour days to reach its full capacity of 3,500 a year.
Proton therapy is gaining more and more support from oncologists.Soon after Anderson gets operating, the University of Florida will open its proton facility, which was financed with public money and philanthropic contributions.Still more centers would be started if money could be found.
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I was faced with a lot of the same choices that others have mentioned before I decided to come to M.D.Anderson for treatment.My doctor wanted to do surgery and follow up with regular radiation.Then, I was offered the "seeds implant" or do nothing for a year.My wife then started researching on the Internet and read about Proton Radiation.I called them several times and decided to come to M.D. Anderson.