Event Brief
Boy With Cancer Receives Proton Therapy in Pasco
Filed: Jul 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Summary: Alexander Shaffer, treated for leukemia and a rare brain tumor, begins advanced proton therapy at Moffitt in Land O’ Lakes.
WHO: Alexander Shaffer
WHAT: Receiving advanced proton therapy for a rare brain tumor at Moffitt Cancer Center
WHEN: Jul 17, 2026 at 5:06 PM ET
WHERE: Pasco County, Florida
WHY: He has battled leukemia since childhood and is now being treated for a rare brain tumor with proton therapy.
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