Tiffiney Beard and Dr. Rohan Deraniyagala (IMAGE)

Corewell Health

Tiffiney Beard and Dr. Rohan Deraniyagala

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Tiffiney Beard, the first patient in the U.S. to be treated with the latest, highly accurate proton beam arc therapy for her rare head-and-neck cancer discusses her results with Dr. Rohan Deraniyagala, M.D., Corewell Health radiation oncologist, during a follow-up appointment. Beard experienced minimal side effects after her 33 treatments and is currently cancer-free approximately one year later.

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Emily Rose Bennett, Corewell Health

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