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University Hospitals in Cleveland first in state to treat cancer patient with proton therapy

University Hospitals in Cleveland first in state to treat cancer patient with proton therapy

Photo by University HospitalsUniversity Hospitals in Cleveland recently became the first institution in Ohio to treat a patient using proton therapy.Their patient, a 24-year-old woman with rhabdomyosarcoma, was the first in the state to receive such care.The new proton therapy center is located on the main campus of UH, directly between UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital and UH Seidman Cancer Center -- part of the National Cancer Institute-designated Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University.


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Gene therapy in a droplet could treat eye diseases, prevent blindness

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Eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration are among the leading causes of irreversible vision loss and blindness worldwide.Currently, gene therapy can be administered to treat these conditions -- but this requires an injection.Now researchers report in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces a new way to deliver the treatment topically, without a needle.


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Physicians from Carolinas HealthCare System's Neurosciences Institute and Levine Cancer Institute are among the authors of a study that was accepted for publication by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).The study, released on July 26, 2016, shows that patients with the most common form of brain tumor can be treated in an effective and substantially less toxic way by omitting a widely used portion of radiation therapy.These results will allow tens of thousands of patients with brain tumors to experience a better quality of life while maintaining the same length of life.