2023 Head & Neck Cancer Conference Guide Book
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The quality<br />
of life you<br />
deserve.<br />
<strong>Head</strong> and neck tumours represent diagnoses where the benefit of proton therapy is very high.<br />
Proton therapy enables us to treat patients with tumours that were previously difficult to manage,<br />
found near healthy tissues such as the optic nerve, the retina or the spinal cord. Proton therapy<br />
considerably reduces the risk of developing undesirable side effects of radiation and it<br />
also reduces the risk of secondary tumours. The benefit of proton therapy can be seen early<br />
during treatment, as the vast majority of patients manage the therapy without hospitalisation and<br />
various invasive interventions, such as the insertion of a gastric tube in the stomach to provide<br />
nutrition. In the long term, proton therapy reduces the risk of damage to the vision, hearing,<br />
intellectual functions, the risk swallowing and breathing problems, and dry mouth.<br />
The Benefits<br />
In addition to increasing curability, the aim is<br />
to reduce late side effects and maintain the<br />
quality of life of the patients.<br />
Significant dose reduction of undesirable<br />
radiation to the brain, preventing the risk<br />
of developing memory impairment.<br />
Significant dose reduction of undesirable<br />
radiation to the spinal cord by up to<br />
80%, preventing the development of<br />
myelopathy accompanied by movement<br />
impairment or even paralysis.<br />
Significant dose reduction to all optic<br />
structures (macula, cornea, retina,<br />
optic nerve), mitigating the risk of visual<br />
impairment or loss.<br />
Lower risk of hearing impairment or<br />
loss, namely at high frequencies.<br />
Our Clinic<br />
The Proton Therapy Center located in<br />
Prague, Czech Republic, offers the most<br />
advanced and accurate form of<br />
radiotherapy currently available. Proton<br />
beam therapy, using pencil beam scanning,<br />
allows for a precise dose to be delivered to<br />
highly complicated target volumes while<br />
sparing nearby critical organs and healthy<br />
tissue.<br />
We know fighting cancer is one of the hardest<br />
battles you will ever face, but you don’t have<br />
to face it alone.<br />
FREE Case Assessment<br />
Call us<br />
+44 (0) 1268 919 046<br />
UK’s leading <strong>Head</strong> and <strong>Neck</strong> cancers<br />
charity dedicated to raising awareness<br />
and discovering newer and kinder<br />
treatments.<br />
<strong>Head</strong> and <strong>Neck</strong> cancers are now the 4th<br />
most common type of cancer in men, and<br />
the 8th overall yet awareness of the signs<br />
and symptoms is low and access to the<br />
latest treatments varies throughout the UK.<br />
IMPACT SNAPSHOT<br />
12,400<br />
new <strong>Head</strong> and <strong>Neck</strong><br />
cancer cases a year<br />
50+<br />
research projects<br />
supported<br />
Oracle <strong>Cancer</strong> Trust are committed to<br />
funding world-class research, raising<br />
awareness of the signs and<br />
symptoms and leading on service<br />
delivery innovation - transforming the<br />
lives of those affected by <strong>Head</strong> and<br />
<strong>Neck</strong> cancers.<br />
£8m<br />
awarded for research<br />
into better and kinder<br />
treatment options<br />
Significant dose reduction to the<br />
structure of swallowing pathways,<br />
decreasing the probability of swallowing<br />
difficulties, saliva production disorder,<br />
and need for the insertion of a nutrition<br />
feeding tube into the stomach (PEG).<br />
For more information on how<br />
Proton Therapy Center can give you<br />
the quality of life you deserve:<br />
info@ukprotontherapy.co.uk<br />
ukprotontherapy.co.uk<br />
info@oraclecancertrust.org<br />
oraclecancertrust.org<br />
0203 475 3471<br />
Oracle <strong>Cancer</strong> Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales (1142037). A company limited by guarantee. Registered<br />
company in England and Wales (7125497).