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Online Resources at Rush
Cancer is a leading cause of death in the United States, yet each new year brings diagnostic and treatment discoveries that lead to new hope for individuals and families as they learn about and manage this disease. Explore Rush University Medical Center’s site to learn about cancer types, the latest diagnostic methods, treatment options and pain management. For more in-depth information, click on one of the following links:
Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Programs at
Rush University Medical Center in Chicago
At Rush, we offer a range of standard and investigational therapies for the treatment of cancer. We have more than a dozen programs specializing in the treatment of specific cancers, including:
Rush cancer programs are approved by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons. Only one in four hospitals that treat cancer receive this special approval.
Click here to visit the home page for Cancer Programs at Rush.
Cancer Screening and Prevention
Cancer screening and prevention are priorities at Rush. Through genetic testing, counseling and advanced techniques for early detection, Rush helps people with a strong history of breast, ovarian, colon and other cancers. And in our state-of-the-art mammography center, we have one of the city’s finest teams of radiologists dedicated to early detection of breast cancer.
Cancer Support Programs at Rush
Cancer is not only a physical ordeal, it is also an emotional one, affecting cancer patients, their family and friends. To help address the whole person, we offer a number of resources to help patients and their loved ones cope in this difficult time.
For information on the cancer support programs at Rush click here.
Clinical Trials
Rush offers a number of clinical trials of experimental cancer treatments. Use the links below to search for studies for a particular form of cancer. If you are interested in exploring your eligibility for one of our open trials, please call (312) 942-8312. If we do not list trials for a particular type of cancer, please feel free to call us to discuss other treatment options.
For information on cancer clinical trial programs at Rush click here.
Find a Specialist at Rush
To find a cancer specialist at Rush, click on one of the following links:
To find specialist at Rush in other cancer-related areas, click on one of the following links:
Or make an appointment with a doctor at Rush by calling our toll-free physician referral number:
To reach the hospital operator, call (312) 942-5000. If you have difficulty hearing, call (312) 942-2207 (TTY/TTD).
Online Resources Elsewhere on the World Wide Web
This information was compiled from a variety of sources including the online resources listed below, but is not intended to substitute or replace the professional medical advice you receive from your physician. The content provided here is for informational purposes only, and was not designed to diagnose or treat a health problem or disease. Please consult your physician with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your condition.
This page contains links to other World Wide Web sites with information about cancer. We hope you find these sites helpful, but please remember we do not control or endorse the information presented on these Web sites, nor do these sites endorse the information contained here.
American Academy of Dermatology
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Cancer Society (ACS)
American Dental Association
American Lung Association
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASC0)
American Urological Association, Inc.
CancerNet
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Food Guide Pyramid
Gene Clinics and Gene Tests (Online genetic resource with a searchable listing of labs that offer genetic tests.)
Human Genome Project Information
National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO)
National Breast Cancer Coalition
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), National Institutes of Health
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (Part of NIDDK)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Library of Medicine
National Marrow Donor Program
National Prostate Cancer Coalition
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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