Cancer

The Rush Cancer Center has a deep commitment to accelerating innovations that bring cutting edge research to the bedside. Two examples of those innovations that Steven Gitelis, MD, and Rush have an active role in developing are 3-D printed models, which can help to preserve healthy tissue when treating benign and malignant bone and soft tissue tumors, and hybrid cold plasma, which can help stop the recurrence of cancer after surgery.

Kristina had a great support system to help her through cancer treatment. Now she wants to help others

Erik Schadde, MD, FACS, FEBS (HPB), a transplant surgeon at RUSH University Medical Center, spearheaded the creation of the DRAGON trials - large, multicenter, international trials that are evaluating the use of combined portal and hepatic vein, or double vein, embolization, to treat advanced liver cancer and metastases.

Jordan Tasse, MD, an interventional radiologist at Rush University Medical Center, profiles the cutting edge procedures performed through interventional radiology care at Rush.

Maggie Litgen moved from South Africa to Chicago for cancer surgery at RUSH

Deep inspiration breath hold is a technique to protect the heart during breast cancer radiation therapy

After receiving a cancer diagnosis, Tammy learned, ‘It was time to put me first’

What steps can you take to help prevent cancer? Tarig Ahmed, MD, hematologist/oncologist, shares these helpful tips.

Angela Lorbeck on her 'life's journey' to integrative medicine, acupuncture at RUSH

Thomas Magliano went to a screening on a whim. RUSH caught his cancer early.