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CyberKnife Center of Chicago participates in Ride Janie Ride event
CyberKnife Center of Chicago was honored to participate in the 6th annual Ride Janie Ride event. The “Pay it Forward” cancer fundraiser aims to provide financial assistance to those with medical expenses from cancer treatment not covered by insurance. Participants … Continue reading
CyberKnife Center of Chicago focuses on education during Brain Tumor Awareness Month
May marks the recognition of National Brain Tumor Awareness Month. Since its establishment in 2008, community organizations and support groups celebrate this month with increased efforts to raise awareness of brain tumors, increase funding for research and educate the public … Continue reading
CyberKnife Center of Chicago Highlights Healthy Living for National Cancer Control Month
In support of April as Cancer Control Month, CyberKnife Center of Chicago is encouraging local residents to use a proactive approach to a healthy lifestyle. Cancer Control Month highlights the progress in fighting cancer and increases awareness of who is … Continue reading
CyberKnife Center of Chicago Co-sponsors Fight for Air Climb
CyberKnife Center of Chicago co-sponsored the American Lung Association’s Fight for Air Climb in OakBrook Terrace February 12. This fundraising event encourages fitness among participants through a “vertical road race,” of climbing multiple steps. Climbers took to OakBrook Terrace Tower … Continue reading
CyberKnife Center of Chicago attends the American Cancer Society Black and White Ball
Our medical director and members of the CyberKnife Center of Chicago staff attended the Black & White Ball benefiting the American Cancer Society on March 3 in downtown Chicago. Since 2009, the annual ball has raised more than $850,000 to … Continue reading
CyberKnife Center of Chicago Celebrates Patient Safety Awareness Week
In recognition of Patient Safety Awareness Week, CyberKnife Center of Chicago joins a nation-wide effort to encourage engagement of patients, families and the community by promoting the importance of being an active participant in the health care delivery process.
CyberKnife Center of Chicago Hires Site Administrator
CyberKnife Center of Chicago has named Anne Dunlap as site administrator. She will oversee daily operations of the center, which is a service of Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare. Dunlap has health care management experience in Chicago and throughout the Midwest. She … Continue reading
Lung Cancer Awareness Month A Time to Take Action
As a disease that annually takes the lives of more people than breast, prostate, colon and pancreatic cancers combined, lung cancer will kill more than 156,000 people in the United States this year, according to the American Cancer Society. Additionally, … Continue reading
Prostate Cancer: Awareness Month a Time to Learn Risk Factors
One in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime while one in 36 men will die of the disease, which the American Cancer Society names as the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men. This … Continue reading
CyberKnife Center of Chicago To House Next-Generation Robotic Surgery System
CyberKnife Center of Chicago uses a state-of-the-art robotic Radiosurgery system designed to treat cancerous and benign tumors and lesions in the head, neck and body with sub-millimeter accuracy and without incision or sedation. It is the first center in the Chicago area to house … Continue reading