NEW LASER-LIKE CANCER TREATMENT MELTS TUMORS—LEAVES EVERYTHING ELSE ALONE
Radiation usually nukes everything in its path—cancer and healthy tissue included.
But a new method called “step-and-shoot proton arc therapy” just vaporized a rare salivary gland tumor without wrecking the patient.
The treatment targets the tumor with extreme precision using proton beams.
No memory loss, no swallowing problems, no fatigue.
Side effect: mild skin discoloration. That’s it.
Tiffiney Beard had 33 sessions.
Her tumor was tangled in nerves near her brain.
One year later, no cancer, no complications, no time off work.
This was the first case in the U.S.
Now researchers at Corewell Health are testing an upgraded version—DynamicARC—that fires faster, smarter, and could be FDA-approved by next year.
Source: SciTechDaily
