The Role of Proton Therapy for Primary Bone Cancer and Spinal Metastasis

What are the limitations of conventional treatment for primary bone cancer and spinal metastasis? How can proton therapy be particularly beneficial for treating primary bone tumors, which are found more often in pediatric patients? And what role can proton therapy play for patients with spinal metastasis?

Michelle Alonso-Basanta, MD, PhD, the Helene Blum Assistant Professor in the department of radiation oncology at Penn Medicine, discusses some of the advantages of proton therapy, including precise targeting and reduced toxicity. Dr. Lee Freedman hosts.

Source: ReachMD | Aired: September 27, 2009 | Length: 13 min

Cellular Vaccine Development as Cancer Therapy

What are cellular vaccines and how do they differ from what we think of as conventional vaccines? What are the various types of approaches that we can potentially use for inducing anti-cancer immunity?

Don Siegel, MD, PhD, vice chair and professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at Penn Medicine, talks with host Dr. Lee Freedman about the exciting potential of cellular vaccines as cancer therapy.

Source: ReachMD | Aired: September 7, 2009 | Length: 13 min