How a local doctor’s groundbreaking cancer trials reduce patient wait times
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PRINCE GEORGE—Sunday, February 4, 2024 was World Cancer Day and on this weeks To Your Health we take a look into the internationally recognized radiation therapy research being performed right here in Prince George.
SABR stands for Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy which is a powerful beam of radiation that destroyed localized tumours throughout the body. By being localized to a certain part of the body it means that the side effects are far less drastic compared to chemotherapy
“Radiation side effects are really based on where you aim. So, if you aim to the middle of a lung, it doesn’t really hurt because you don’t have pain fibers there them and you might get a bit short of breath,” explains Dr. Rob Olson, Radiation Oncologist at BC Cancer Centre. “While, chemotherapy gives more systemic effects throughout the body like nausea and vomiting, sometimes gets hair loss, etc.”
