Patients share their success stories with proton therapy and talk about the benefits it can provide to other patients.
As with all treatments, individual patient results vary. It is important to discuss your cancer treatment options with your physician.
Tony
Tony was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2019 and sought care from experts at Emory Proton Therapy Center. He’s confident that the advanced radiation therapy gave him the best cancer treatment possible and says the comfort and care he got from Winship doctors and staff were unmatched.
“There were many great solutions here in Atlanta, but the best to me was Emory Proton Therapy Center,” says Tony.
Dusty
Dusty was diagnosed with prostate cancer, an uncontrolled growth of cells in the prostate gland. Upon further consultation and research, he was treated with proton therapy and is excited to see an advanced form of radiation therapy is available at the Emory Proton Therapy Center.
Kennedy
As an infant, Kenney’s parents knew that she needed the best care for her glioblastoma, a cancer that can spread to multiple regions within the brain. Kennedy was treated with proton therapy and her parents are grateful to have the Emory Proton Therapy Center available in Atlanta, Georgia for others seeking treatment closer to home.
Jack
Jack was diagnosed with prostate cancer after an annual checkup led him to having a biopsy. He credits his proton therapy treatment to having less side-effects during and after treatment, and is and is excited that a precise a powerful option is available to others seeking proton therapy in the state of Georgia.
Jill
Jill was diagnosed with a salivary gland cancer and referred to Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. She needed surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. A team of Winship experts worked together to coordinate her care, including proton therapy at the Emory Proton Therapy Center. Fortson credits her care team for having the expertise and the necessary tools to give her the best cancer care possible.
Zack
Proton therapy gave Zack his best shot at treating a spinal tumor that had come back. Zack was one of the first patients at the Emory Proton Therapy Center when it opened in 2018. The treatments, every weekday for six weeks, took less than one hour of his day and gave Zack the greatest odds of a long life with his wife and children.
Stephen
Stephen, a 36-year old father from Columbus, Georgia, is one of the more than over 1300 patients who have been treated at the Emory Proton Therapy Center since it opened in December 2018. He completed six weeks of proton therapy to treat a brain tumor.