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Adam's story
Patient Stories

Adam’s Story

A telehealth visit for a painful tongue lesion ended up saving Adam's life

a beam of energized plasma kills cancer cells
Cancer

Rush Performs Country’s First Ever Cold Plasma Adjuvant Therapy

Clinical trial tests beam of energized gas that helps body “program cancer cells for death”

Katie Jorgenson
Patient Stories

Katie's Story

"I can make a difference for others"

Jennifer Haidu
Patient Stories

Jennifer's Story

Cancer survivor goes the extra mile

Swim Across America
Cancer

Make Waves for Cancer Research at Rush

Sign up for the 2018 Swim Across America Chicago Open Water Swim

Brain UP
Cancer

Helping Young People With Brain Cancer

When Dan and Meg Kresach lost their 22-year-old daughter Olivia to an aggressive form of brain cancer, they both wanted to help others facing similar daunting situations

Rush Patient Donald Billiet, His Wife, Linda, and ENT Surgeon Pete Papagiannopolous
Patient Stories

Donald's Story

Teaming up to remove a complex tumor

Rush News Article
Cancer

HPV and Cervical Cancer

Genital HPV infection is a sexually transmitted disease that is caused by human papillomavirus

Rush News Article

Rush Physicians Make Chicago Magazine's 'Top Disease Doctors' List

More than 40 Rush physicians were named “Top Disease Doctors” in the June/July 2020 issue of Chicago magazine.

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Cancer

Lung Cancer Screening Saves Lives

Early detection finds over half of lung cancer cases at a treatable stage