Findings from a new study claim that proton therapy leads to a significantly lower risk of side effects severe enough to lead to unplanned hospitalizations in cancer patients when compared to traditional radiation.
Although cure rates between the proton therapy and radiation groups remain almost identical, the study conducted at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania revealed that the risk for proton therapy was lower within 90 days. The results were published today in JAMA Oncology.