Audio: Proton Therapy And Health Care Technology Costs

Proton radiation therapy is a hugely expensive way to treat some cancers, and some have questioned its cost-effectiveness — especially as it relates to other cancer treatments. Jenny Gold joined WNYC Thursday to discuss what makes the therapy so expensive, where the therapy is taking hold and why patients are drawn to this treatment.

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<h1>Audio: Proton Therapy And Health Care Technology Costs</h1>
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		<time class="posted-on" datetime="2013-06-14T14:02:43-04:00">
			June 14, 2013		</time>
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<p>Proton radiation therapy is a hugely expensive way to treat some cancers, and <a href="http://www.kffhealthnews.org/Stories/2013/May/31/proton-beam-therapy-washington-dc-health-costs.aspx">some have questioned its cost-effectiveness</a> — especially as it relates to other cancer treatments. Jenny Gold joined WNYC Thursday to discuss what makes the therapy so expensive, where the therapy is taking hold and why patients are drawn to this treatment.</p><p>Press play above to listen to the conversation.</p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/audio-proton-therapy-and-health-care-technology-costs/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/audio-proton-therapy-and-health-care-technology-costs/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/audio-proton-therapy-and-health-care-technology-costs/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Audio%3A%20Proton%20Therapy%20And%20Health%20Care%20Technology%20Costs&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2Fnews%2Faudio-proton-therapy-and-health-care-technology-costs%2F&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/audio-proton-therapy-and-health-care-technology-costs/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/audio-proton-therapy-and-health-care-technology-costs/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/audio-proton-therapy-and-health-care-technology-costs/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=5789&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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