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WHY IS IN OUR DNA.
A
patient whose cancer
has spread to the brain
requires truly Personalized Cancer
Medicine. Treatment depends not
only on the site of their primary
tumour, but on where in the
brain the cancer has spread, their
overall health and what types of
treatment they can manage. For
example, many patients are not
candidates for surgery.
Radiation is a primary treatment
modality for cancers that have
spread to the brain, and this is
one of several reasons Princess
Margaret Cancer Centre is a
leader in the treatment of brain
metastases. Our team has the
expertise and equipment needed
to deliver radiation using dif-
ferent techniques and with the
precision needed to eradicate a
tumour in the brain with fewer
debilitating side effects.
work and transform outcomes for patients
like Andrée. They created the
Robert and
Andrée Rhéaume Fitzhenry Brain Metastases
Program
with their generous donation of
$1.56 million. Their gift has already enabled
Dr. Chung and her team to develop a web
site to provide patients at The Princess
Margaret and beyond with up-to-date
information on brain metastases and the
new ways it can be treated.