2011 Pediatric Proton Survey Results Announced

National Association for Proton Therapy and Pediatric Proton Foundation 2011 Survey Reveals 32% Increase in Pediatric Cases Treated at U.S. Proton Centers

Brain cancer continues to be the main tumor target for proton therapy - an advanced form of radiation treatment according to the National Association for Proton Therapy and the Pediatric Proton Foundation.

Click here for 2011 Pediatric Proton Survey Results

Pediatric Proton Foundation to Hold Annual Meeting at ASTRO

The Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Proton Foundation will be held at ASTRO in South Miami Beach the first week of October.  Wow!  As we look back on the year, we have so many accomplishments to be proud of given our limited size.  For the first time we published a survey in conjunction with the National Association for Proton Therapy entitled, "Pediatric Proton Therapy in the United States: Patterns of Care 2010."  We were impressed with the findings which revealed 45 diseases were treated in 2010.  Children under 8 being the majority of those pediatrics treated.  We will be reporting these and other findings during our meetings and fellowship during ASTRO.  Stay tuned!

 Thank you for your continued interest in pediatric proton. 

Pediatric Proton Featured in Electronic Sarcoma Newsletter in August!

The Pediatric Proton Foundation is featured in this month's Electronic Sarcoma Update Newsletter (ESUN).  Since my son is a Ewing's Sarcoma survivor, the work of the Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Foundation has been of extreme interest to me since Day 1 of diagnosis.  Click here to read the article:  http://sarcomahelp.org/newsletter/community.html

ESUN is an online, open access, peer-reviewed, bi-monthly newsletter. In addition to feature articles that focus on specific sarcomas and current research and clinical issues dealing with these cancers, it has regular columns that abstract newly announced clinical trials and recent research findings). It also contains a column telling stories of courage and hope, a column that deals with a potpourri of topics of general interest, and updates on sarcoma advocacy and related groups. Our readership consists of physicians (oncologists and non-oncologists), nurses, patients, caregivers and survivors. ESUN contents are accessed over 30,000 times each month, giving wide visibility to the published articles. Additionally, a number of articles in ESUN have been translated by sarcoma physicians and researchers and appear in Chinese, French, Italian, Polish and Spanish to benefit the sarcoma communities within the respective countries.


Thank you Bruce Shriver for your dedicated and excellent work in the Sarcoma community.  Thank you for this opportunity to discuss the Pediatric Proton Foundation!

Breaking News...State of Pediatric Proton Therapy 2010 Soon to be Released!

BREAKING NEWS - August 8th


The survey of the State of Pediatric Proton Therapy 2010 is about to be completed. We had 100% participation!

The survey is currently undergoing peer review and will be presented by Dr. Daniel Indelicato of the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute (volunteer for the Pediatric Proton Foundation) during the Fall Meeting of the Children's Oncology Group (COG) in Atlanta September 13 - 16, 2011.

The National Association for Proton Therapy (NAPT) and the Pediatric Proton Foundation will issue a joint press release immediately after Dr. Indelicato presents the survey results at COG. Highlights from the survey will include the total number of pediatric cases, the various types of diseases treated, and the age groups treated.

Thank you for your continued support for this initial and important proton community effort.  We look forward to your feedback.