Watch Dr. Mudit Chowdhary of Rush RadioSurgery talk about prostate cancer with Jim Dedelow on JED in The Region on WJOB. If you, or a loved one, have recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer and have questions please speak to our staff today!
If your New Year’s resolution to get fit and healthy is already losing steam, February, which is National Cancer Prevention Month, is a great time to give yourself a second chance. Renew your efforts to make healthier choices by learning what you can do to help reduce your cancer risk. The Centers for Disease Control […]
Rush Radiosurgery offers a specialized form of radiation therapy called stereotactic radiosurgery to treat cancers in the head, neck and body. This treatment is administered with the advanced TrueBeam™ STx technology, a state-of-the-art radiosurgery system that treats tumors with high-dose radiation precisely matched to the size and shape of the tumor. Treatment with TrueBeam STx […]
USA Today reports that in the latest Surgeon General report, smoking can be linked to a larger number of diseases than expected including diabetes, liver cancer and chronic diseases. The report details that smoking is “casually linked” to the diseases and references secondhand smoke as a potential cause for heart attacks and stroke. To read […]
Winter is peak season for colds and the flu, so keep your risks low by adding these health-boosting super foods into your daily meals. Winter squash – With over ten different varieties, winter squash is a versatile and delicious vegetable that is also chock-full of vitamins. In fact, just one serving of butternut squash has […]
As Chicago continues to experience one of the coldest winters on record, it’s becoming tougher and tougher to get the exercise needed to keep immune systems performing at their best. Here are a few exercises to work up a sweat in the safety of your home during these tough winter conditions. Jump rope: This is […]
When choosing among treatment options, the safety of the procedure is a key consideration in most patients’ decisions. Here are a few reasons why stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is among the safest of options if you are a candidate: Noninvasive: SRS is noninvasive so the treatment has fewer and less extensive side effects than other options […]
If you’re interested in stereotactic radiosurgery with TrueBeam STx, but aren’t sure what to expect, we’ve created a guide to show you each step in the treatment process when you arrive at our center. View our presentation below and if you have additional questions, feel free to request more information.
