If you are considering proton therapy for your child, it is important that you seek admission to one of the proton centers as soon as you determine radiation is part of the protocol or treatment plan for your child’s particular cancer. Each center only has so many patient slots available for pediatric patients so the sooner you start the process, the better chance your needs will line up with an available opening in a nearby center.
Many parents are WAITING for their primary oncologist to make the referral. Please don’t wait for this measure. Doctors are busy and are juggling many cases. YOU must become your child’s advocate and make the call yourself. In a recent study over 85% of pediatric proton cancer patients were self-referred. Any parent can make a self referral to each of the proton centers. Our website here includes a variety of information to help you navigate the process. You will be required to obtain your child’s medical records for review by one of the proton centers for admission. Plan to obtain a complete copy of all medical records as soon as possible and continue to keep them updated throughout and after treatment. Please feel free to contact us at information@pediatricprotonfoundation.org if we can assist you in gaining acceptance to a center.
PATIENT ACCESS:
James Slater M.D Proton Treatment, Loma Linda, California 1-800-PROTONS
Francis H. Burr Proton Center, Boston, Massachusetts 1-617-726-0923
University of Florida Proton Treatment Institute, Jacksonville, Florida 1-877-686-6009
Midwest Proton Radiation Center, Bloomington, Indiana 1-866-ITS-MPRI
(1-866-487-6774)
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's Proton Center, Houston, Texas 1-866-632-4PTC
(782)
ProCure Proton Therapy Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1-888-847-2640
Roberts Proton Therapy Center at the University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1-800-789-PENN
(7366)
