Patient Story: Proton Therapy for Brain Tumor with Lindsay Strauss
Pregnant with her first child, Lindsay Strauss was diagnosed with a brain tumor and treated with proton therapy at Mass General Cancer Center.
Contact Information
Clark Center for Radiation Oncology
Vida E & Arthur L. Goldstein Lunder Building
55 Fruit Street
Lunder Building LL3
Boston,
MA
02114
Phone: 617-726-8651
Proton Therapy
30 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114
Proton Inquiry Line: 617-724-1680
Email: InformationRadOnc@partners.org
Mass General is an internationally recognized leader in the subspecialty of central nervous system (CNS) Radiation Oncology. Our program provides comprehensive expertise in clinical care of a wide spectrum of benign and malignant diseases affecting the brain and spine.
Many leading-edge treatments we use were introduced or developed by our team, including:
We provide comprehensive clinical care excellence in managing the full spectrum of CNS diseases. Because of the versatility in options of SRS, SRT, standard fractionated radiation therapy, and protons, we provide the best radiation treatment options currently available.
We work in a multidisciplinary setting with neurosurgeons, neuro-oncologists, neuro-pathologists, and neuro-radiologists to personalize treatment to the individual. There are numerous other patient-centric support services such as social work, massage therapy, acupuncture, and nutrition consultations that complement our immediate radiation services and are directly accessible through our department.
Our comprehensive approach includes working closely with your multidisciplinary team at the highly specialized Stephen E. and Catherine Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology, part of the Mass General Cancer Center. Your team may include clinical experts in neurology, brain surgery, radiology, pathology and psychiatry. Social work services are also available to all patients.
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Mass General has the only proton therapy site in all of New England, with two proton therapy centers.
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Pregnant with her first child, Lindsay Strauss was diagnosed with a brain tumor and treated with proton therapy at Mass General Cancer Center.
In 2016, Jane noticed she was leaning towards the left when driving her car. She pursued medical attention, which identified a brain tumor. Jane immediately reached out to Mass General. After one call to the International Patient Center, Jane was ready to start treatment at Mass General.
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