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DiscussionCyberknife surgery for Meniogima side effects?
Brain Tumor | Last Active: Feb 15 2:42pm | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
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A problem with information from a particular treatment center for what’s best can be biased by what treatment they offer. As you have found, some only offer one of the two and I would expect them to pick theirs as better. Some independent sources have mentioned GK is more precise targeting for brain tumors where CK can be used for other areas of the body more effectively and is more comfortable but takes time. Proton beam doesn’t seem to have a lot of research data available. I ran into that problem when I was treated for prostate cancer. PB was much more expensive but had no data showing it was better so insurance companies would not cover it. Maybe it is different for use in brain tumors.
I believe that is why my neurosurgeon is pushing gamma knife. They don’t have proton therapy