Treating Bone Cancer with Care - and Success

Although it's rare, bone cancer can occur at any age, and sometimes affects children. Childhood osteosarcoma, like any pediatric cancer, requires a careful and precise method of treatment to reduce the risk of side effects and contribute to a successful outcome.

In cases of bone cancer where complete removal of the osteosarcoma is not possible, high-dose radiation is the cancer treatment of choice.

The University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute is committed to advancing the treatment of bone cancers - including osteosarcoma - with proton therapy.

Unlike some other types of radiation, proton therapy targets bone cancer with a precise beam of protons, delivering a highly effective dose of radiation to the bone cancer while sparing surrounding healthy tissues.

That's what makes proton therapy an option worth considering for bone tumors, bone cancers and osteosarcoma. In cases where complete removal of a bone tumor is not possible, proton therapy may be used to treat tumors without exposing surrounding tissues to high doses of radiation. This is particularly important for younger patients, where even low doses of radiation may result in significant late complications.

Proton beam radiation often allows the delivery of high-dose radiation while minimizing the dose to nearby normal tissues, and should be strongly considered for the treatment of osteosarcoma.

Ready to take the next step toward proton therapy? Contact the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute today.