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Category: Cancer Care

Beating the odds of pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer survivor Ken Brown fulfilled a lifelong dream to hike Mt. Kilimanjaro with the doctor who saved his life, Malcolm Bilimoria, M.D., Surgical Oncologist at Northwest Community Healthcare (NCH).
Beating the odds of pancreatic cancer

Three breast cancer myths debunked

Allyson Jacobson, M.D., Medical Director of the NCH Breast Program and a fellowship-trained Breast Surgeon, sets the facts straight on common misunderstandings about breast cancer.
Three breast cancer myths debunked

ABC 7 News: Cancer survivor, his doctor to hike Mount Kilimanjaro

WLS-TV – Hiking Mount Kilimanjaro was a dream of Ken Brown, but it took a cancer diagnosis to jumpstart the plan into reality. Four years ago, Brown was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which has a survival rate of 5 percent. On Thursday, he leaves for Tanzania to hike Mount Kilimanjaro – and he's bringing the doctor who saved his life.

CBS 2 News: Cancer Survivor To Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro With Surgeon

WBBM-TV – A suburban man who survived pancreatic cancer has a new mountain to climb. Literally. During a post-cancer checkup at Northwest Community Hospital in April, 68-year-old Ken Brown learned his oncology surgeon was planning to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, which is a dream Brown has had since 2011.

New ASTRO guideline OKs treating early stage lung cancer with SBRT

NCH is applying the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s new clinical guideline for treating early stage lung cancer with stereotactic body radiation therapy.

Discover advanced gynecologic cancer treatment close to home

Watch a video highlighting Northwest Community Healthcare’s Gynecologic Oncology Program, led by Rebecca Brooks, M.D. and Diane Yamada, M.D. Drs. Brooks and Yamada are experts in treating gynecologic cancers and offer patients comprehensive risk assessments and prevention programs.

Gynecologic cancer care at NCH: A combination of advanced treatment options and compassion

Rebecca Brooks, M.D., and Diane Yamada, M.D., are experts in treating gynecologic cancers and offer patients comprehensive risk assessments and prevention programs at Northwest Community Healthcare.

Thanks to kids, no cigs and dogs, Bill Brown is ‘feeling 100 percent better’

NCH's Courage to Stay Tobacco-Free Support Group and Animal-Assisted Therapy Program helped cancer patient Bill Brown on his road to recovery and improved health.
Thanks to kids, no cigs and dogs, Bill Brown is ‘feeling 100 percent better’

NCH’s Lung Cancer Program a differentiator in the market

NCH’s multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Program includes interventional pulmonology.

NCH launches Cardio-Oncology Program

NCH recently introduced a Cardio-Oncology Program to help patients undergoing certain types of cancer treatment prevent, or treat and monitor, cardiovascular-related issues.

Q and A: Advances in lung cancer diagnosis and treatment

Neeraj R. Desai, M.D., M.B.A., FACP, FCCP, a board-certified interventional pulmonologist, answers questions about leading-edge diagnostic tools and treatment for lung cancer at Northwest Community Healthcare.
Q and A: Advances in lung cancer diagnosis and treatment

In the pink after a breast cancer diagnosis

NCH’s 3D digital breast screening technology can give doctors an edge in detecting breast cancer early.
In the pink after a breast cancer diagnosis

Turns out you’re never too young for colon cancer

A recent study found that new cases of colon cancer are appearing in a larger number of young adults than ever before. The good news is many colon cancers can be prevented with regular testing.

Hugh Jackman, thanks for sharing your skin cancer saga

While statistics show that the number of skin cancer cases in the United States is steadily increasing, taking some basic precautions can dramatically cut the risks of developing skin cancer.

First and goal: Navigators support patients from diagnosis through recovery

Jeff Jones knows firsthand the difference a patient navigator can make when the opponent you are fighting is cancer. “I feel like I have a whole football team behind me fighting this tumor,” he says.
First and goal: Navigators support patients from diagnosis through recovery
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