New Proton Center in New Jersey Being Built

OPENING IN 2012 – PROCURE PROTON THERAPY CENTER, SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY
CENTER IN DEVELOPMENT
ProCure, joined with Princeton Radiation Oncology and CentraState Healthcare System, is developing the first proton therapy center in New Jersey and the metro-New York area. The center will be located in Somerset, New Jersey, about a half-hour's drive from midtown Manhattan. Princeton Radiation Oncology is one of the state’s leading practices of radiation oncologists and CentraState Healthcare System is a non-profit community health organization serving the great state of New Jersey. Financing for the center is complete and plans have been approved by the Franklin Township zoning board. The proton center is scheduled to break ground in the spring of 2010 and begin treating patients with cancer in early 2012.
The need for a proton therapy center in the area is significant. According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 48,000 people in New Jersey and 101,000 in New York were diagnosed with cancer in 2009. About 60 percent (nearly 90,000) of those cancer patients will receive radiation therapy at some point in their treatment and, using conservative estimates, approximately 27,000 of those patients could be candidates for proton therapy. At capacity, the proton center in Somerset will be able to treat about 1,500 patients a year.
Check back for updates on the progress of the center.

Have a good Tuesday.
Blessings,
Rick