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Cancer

The Harold B. Smith Foundation Makes Transformational Gift to Establish Leading Cancer Research Center at Rush

Helping to revolutionize cancer research and treatment, the Harold B. Smith Family Cancer Research Center will enable Rush to triple its clinical trial capacity
Harold B. Smith
Waterford Place

Bela’s Story: Waterford Place Gave Me Hope and a Second Life

Diagnosed with colon cancer, Bela Shah found holistic therapies as necessary as medical treatment
Bela Shah, participant at Waterford Place
Waterford Place

Edith’s Story: Something Positive Can Come from Every Experience

Edith Bante says, “You can go through a hard time and come out the other end”
Edith Bante and husband
University

Investing in Faculty Excellence

Rush University celebrates five recent endowed faculty appointments and three endowed faculty scholar positions established and made possible by philanthropy
Standing, fom left to right: Dirk Gillespie, PhD; Fotios Asimakopoulos, MB BChir PhD (Cantab); Julie Anne Hoff, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN; Carlos F. Bechara, MD, DFSVS; and Augusto Miravalle, MD.
Brain Health & Conditions

What Are the Signs of a Brain Tumor?

A neuro-oncologist talks about which symptoms might be linked to brain tumors — and which usually aren’t.
A woman in a green jacket sits on a park bench in autumn holding her head.
Brain Health & Conditions

Precision Surgery for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy and Complex Brain Tumors at Rush With Arka Mallela, MD

Arka Mallela, MD, is an epilepsy neurosurgeon at Rush. He leads the epilepsy surgery and brain mapping practices where he evaluates and treats patients with drug-resistant epilepsy and brain tumors. In addition, Dr. Mallela specializes in removing difficult brain tumors located near areas that control speech, movement and cognition. He uses brain mapping techniques to safely remove as much of the tumor as possible while protecting these important functions.
Arka Mallela, MD
Cancer

A Lifesaving Diagnosis Inspires a Legacy Gift

Larry and Kathy Hymson chose to pay it forward by making a gift that will provide comprehensive care to economically marginalized patients in Chicago and beyond
Two people standing close together in front of a rustic wooden cabin with a shingled roof, surrounded by a garden featuring white hydrangea flowers and greenery.
Cancer

Pink and Pearl Pairs Breast and Lung Cancer Screening

Campaign aims to catch lung cancer earlier in women
Woman getting CT scan
Cancer

Bringing Free Mammograms to the Local Community

RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center teamed up with Siemens Healthineers and local partners to offer free digital screening mammograms for women 40 and older on Chicago’s West Side
From left to right: Monica Weber, MSHM, R.T.; Ajla Comes, BSIT, R.T.; Katie Kean, RN, BSN, OCN; and Lisa Stempel, MD.
Patient Stories

Motherhood, Friendship and Finding Strength Together

How three young moms supported one another through breast cancer
Aliza Goldberg, Rikki Mondo and Jessi Heymann