In a world-first trial, breast cancer patients get proton beam therapy

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In a world-first trial, breast cancer patients get proton beam therapy
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Every year, around 30,000 breast cancer patients in the UK are offered radiotherapy after surgery. Though the treatment is considered effective, chances of heart problems later in life are likely. Find out more at 🚀 engineering interestingengineering

, the trial will compare proton beam therapy with standard radiotherapy for patients at a greater risk of long-term heart problems after radiotherapy treatment.

The trial will enroll 192 people across 22 sites in the UK. Patients allocated to receive proton beam therapy will be treated at either the Christie or University College London hospitals .for breast cancer is highly effective, but there is potential for proton beam therapy to reduce the likelihood of treatment-related heart problems that can occur in small groups of patients.

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