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Cancer Patient Receives First Proton Therapy Treatment at University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute.
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August 14, 2006
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- A Cocoa Beach man with prostate cancer today (Aug. 14) became the first patient to undergo treatment at the new University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute, the first time the most advanced form of radiation therapy available has been offered in the Southeast.
"The first day a patient begins cancer treatment carries a great deal of significance for the patient, his or her family and the physicians, physicists, nurses, technicians and others members of the teams who deliver care," said Dr. Nancy Mendenhall, the UF Proton Therapy Institute's medical director. "In this case, it also happens to mark a significant milestone for ...
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