Serving: Lewes • Rehoboth Beach • Milford • Georgetown • Salisbury MD • Ocean City MD
You Beat Cancer. The Radiation Damage Doesn't Have To Be Permanent
If you had radiation treatment for cancer and are now experiencing pain, tissue damage, urinary symptoms, difficulty healing, or chronic inflammation — this may be a delayed radiation injury. And there's an FDA-recognized treatment that may be covered by your Medicare or insurance.
We have 3 medical-grade chambers and a limited number of new patient consultation slots available each month.
What Nobody Told You After Radiation
Radiation saves lives. It also leaves permanent damage that most patients are never told about.
When you received radiation treatment for cancer, it targeted and destroyed cancer cells. It also permanently changed the healthy tissue around it — reducing blood vessel density, restricting oxygen supply, and causing ongoing cellular damage that continues long after treatment ends.
This is called delayed radiation injury. It's not rare. Approximately 5% of all radiation patients develop a serious delayed injury — representing tens of thousands of new cases every year in the United States.
The challenge: delayed radiation injuries often surface months or years after treatment ends, making it hard for patients and doctors to connect the symptoms to past radiation. Many survivors are told:
'This is just part of getting older'
'There's nothing more we can do'
'You should just manage the symptoms'
If you've been told any of these things — and you had radiation treatment for cancer — there may be more that can be done.
Have you experienced any of the following since your radiation treatment?
Blood in the urine, urinary urgency, pain, or incontinence (common after prostate, cervical, or bladder cancer radiation)
Rectal bleeding, urgency, or bowel problems (common after pelvic radiation for prostate or colorectal cancer)
Non-healing wounds or sores in a previously radiated area
Difficulty healing from surgery in an area that was previously radiated
Chest wall pain, tightness, or fibrosis after breast cancer radiation
Jaw pain, difficulty chewing, exposed bone, or open sores in the mouth after head/neck radiation
Chronic pain, swelling, or inflammation in a previously radiated area
If you checked any of these — and you had radiation treatment for cancer — you may have a delayed radiation injury that is treatable with HBOT.
What HBOT Does for Radiation Injuries
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT): FDA-Recognized for Delayed Radiation Injury
Radiation permanently reduces blood vessel density in the tissue it passes through. This is the root cause of nearly all delayed radiation injuries — the damaged tissue simply cannot get enough oxygen to heal itself.
HBOT addresses this at the source.
You relax in a spacious, pressurized chamber and breathe pure oxygen for 60–90 minutes. At increased pressure, your bloodstream absorbs 10–15 times more oxygen than normal. This oxygen-rich blood travels to your radiation-damaged tissue and triggers a process called angiogenesis — the regrowth of new blood vessels in areas where radiation destroyed them.
Over a course of treatments, this rebuilds the oxygen supply to damaged tissue, reduces inflammation, and enables genuine repair of injuries that have been there for years — sometimes decades.
Clinical outcomes for HBOT in radiation injury:
76–93% of radiation injury patients experience symptom improvement or resolution
~75% of radiation cystitis patients (prostate/pelvic radiation) experience significant symptom relief
83–90% of head and neck radiation injury patients experience complete or near-complete recovery
HBOT is often effective even when symptoms have been present for years
HBOT is recognized by the FDA for delayed radiation tissue injuries and is covered by Medicare and most major insurance plans for qualifying patients.
New blood vessels form and tissue begins to repair
Radiation harms tissue and blood vessels
HBOT delivers concentrated oxygen under pressure
Why Delaware Hyperbarics
Sussex County's Only Public-Access Medical-Grade HBOT Clinic — No Referral Required
3 medical-grade hardshell chambers at 1.5–3.0 ATA — the clinical pressure range required for FDA-recognized radiation injury treatment
Medicare accepted and most major insurance plans — our team will help verify your coverage before treatment begins
No doctor's referral required to schedule your consultation — you can book directly
The only public-access hardshell HBOT clinic in Sussex County open without a physician order
Spa-like healing environment — nothing like a hospital or cancer treatment center
Serving cancer survivors from across the region: Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Milford, Georgetown, Salisbury MD, and Ocean City MD
PATIENT SUCCESS STORIES
Real Patients. Real Results.
"If I could give them a ten out of ten rating I would. Right now I’m writing this review from inside a Hypobaric chamber. The staff could not be more accommodating. The office is immaculate and pleasing to the eye. I am so grateful for the service they provide and the inviting way it is provided. Thank you!"
- Boog O'Shea
"This was a great experience! I was a bit hesitant at first as I was concerned about being in a capsule. The therapist could not have been nicer. She explained the process so I knew what to expect and made sure I was comfortable! The capsule actually enabled two of us to fit comfortably! We had pillows and were able to sit up or lay down. We were able to communicate with the therapist and she checked in us. There were windows too and we were able to vary the amount of light inside the capsule. I came out very relaxed! The environment was clean and they have a great staff! I would recommend giving it a try!"
- T N
Most Insurances Accepted | FDA-Recognized Treatment | Medical-Grade Equipment | No Referral Required | Sussex County's Only Public-Access HBOT Clinic
You Didn't Come This Far to Just Live With It.
If you had radiation treatment for cancer and are experiencing pain, urinary symptoms, non-healing tissue, or any other delayed effects — you may have been told there's nothing more that can be done.
There may be. And your Medicare or insurance plan may cover most or all of the cost.
Your free consultation is the first step. Our team will review your history, explain whether HBOT is right for your specific injury, and walk you through your coverage — with no obligation and no surprise costs.
We have 3 medical-grade chambers and a limited number of new patient consultation slots available each month. Don't put this off.
Come Visit Us
Delaware Hyperbarics | 34444 King Street Row, Unit B | Lewes, DE 19958
Serving: Lewes • Rehoboth Beach • Milford • Georgetown • Salisbury MD • Ocean City MD
