Inova proton therapy shows survival benefit in landmark phase III trial for head and neck cancer patients

Proton therapy suite at Inova Mather Proton Therapy Center

FAIRFAX, VA – A new study published today in The Lancet demonstrates a significant survival benefit for patients with oropharyngeal cancers of the head and neck treated with proton therapy compared with traditional radiation therapy (photon therapy). Inova Schar Cancer and The Mather Proton Therapy Center, home to Northern Virginia’s only proton therapy center and…

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