Patient Stories

At the time of James Dallas’ prostate cancer diagnosis, he was faced with deciding how he wanted to receive treatment. He was given options that included surgery and conventional radiation… Read more “James Dallas”

Billy Pulliam, a 2020 HUPTI Graduate and Prostate Cancer Survivor from Williamsburg, shares his story about being treated using proton therapy. “I’m so glad I could get proton therapy treatment.… Read more “Billy Pulliam”

Kevin Holmes received proton therapy treatments at the Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute (HUPTI) after being diagnosed with prostate cancer at the age of 54. Holmes, who is from Washington… Read more “Kevin Holmes”

After five years of a slowly increasing PSA and a number of biopsies, I was notified on September 16, 2010 that cancerous cells were detected. I had read and conducted… Read more “Dave Lum”

In July of 2009, I received a diagnosis of prostate cancer. Because I had many friends who had issues with conventional radiation, I wanted to seek an alternative treatment. I… Read more “Alfred Scott”

The possibility that I had breast cancer was suggested during a doctor’s exam back in 2016. They thought they suspected something, but they weren’t totally sure. At this point, I… Read more “Gloria Cox”

Back in June of 2016, I had a high PSA and my doctor recommended a biopsy; prostate cancer was discovered during that biopsy. When I was diagnosed, I was devastated.… Read more “Stuart Goodman”

In 2016, I was a junior in college at Christopher Newport University. In my spring semester, I was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer, Anaplastic Ependymoma. As a… Read more “Julie Olafsson”