Phil Thompson, MPRI prostate cancer patient

"I helped build the machine that saved my life." Phil Thompson was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2004, a few years after he retired. Now, four years after being treated with proton therapy at MPRI, he has no signs of cancer. "I am a survivor," he says. "My PSA (prostate-specific antigens) have gone down to zero. And I have no side effects." more

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Cynthia Smith, MPRI patient with a non-cancerous brain tumor

"I think proton therapy will become the treatment of the century." Cynthia Smith turned to proton treatment "out of sheer desperation," when her non-cancerous brain tumor grew back after surgery. Now she's almost finished with an eight-week course of treatment at MPRI. more

Jerry Parks, MPRI prostate cancer patient

"Proton therapy can make a big difference in the quality of the rest of your life." Jerry Parks, 59, was first diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer in September 2005. "When you get a diagnosis like that, it really knocks you back," the Iowa native says. "It's a real kick in the stomach." more