January 08, 2018 SOMERSET, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ProCure Proton Therapy Center in Somerset, NJ, recently met a major milestone with the graduation of its 3,000th patient to complete treatment. The special graduation ceremony brought together ProCure team members, family members and past and present patients, including the 3,000th patient, Victoria Croft. Victoria is a New Jersey native currently residing in the Cayman Islands who was treated for breast cancer at the Center.
“I was even happier after my first visit to the Center. I experienced, first-hand, how thorough and thoughtful the team was in answering my questions. I could tell from day one that they cared”
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According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women besides skin cancer and about one in eight women in the U.S. will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of their lifetime. Proton therapy has been used to treat many types of tumors, including breast cancer. Proton therapy delivers less radiation to the heart, lung and contralateral breast. This helps reduce a patient’s risk of developing longer-term side effects such as heart disease, lung disease and secondary malignancies.
Proton therapy is a precise form of radiation that directly attacks tumors while minimizing potentially damaging radiation to surrounding healthy tissues and organs. It is beneficial for difficult-to-reach tumors and complex cases. Like standard radiation, proton therapy destroys cancer cells by preventing them from spreading. The clinical advantage of proton therapy is its ability to reduce damage to healthy surrounding tissue, potentially allowing patients to receive radiation treatment with few side effects.
“I’ve been a Hodgkin’s survivor for the past twenty years, so I’ve had my fair share of treatments. Living in the Cayman Islands, I was fearful that I would have difficulty with accessibility to the right treatment. However, when my father told me about proton therapy and I further researched it, I was thrilled to learn that ProCure NJ was only twenty short minutes away from my hometown in New Jersey,” shares Victoria. “I was even happier after my first visit to the Center. I experienced, first-hand, how thorough and thoughtful the team was in answering my questions. I could tell from day one that they cared,” Victoria adds.
Victoria’s experience at ProCure NJ surpassed her expectations both from a clinical and personal perspective. “My case was a head scratcher and I felt like other doctors tried to fit me into a box. I’m appreciative that my team here understood my situation was unique and didn’t try to normalize it,” she explains.
