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Diagnostic and Treatment Services

Developing the best treatment plan that is tailored specifically for you starts with sophistication in cancer detection. We have the latest imaging techniques and in-house expertise to achieve the most accurate diagnosis.

Radiology
  • Positron Emission Tomography (PET scan)
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Spiral CT scan
  • Mammogram
  • Ultrasound
Nuclear Medicine
  • Bone scan
  • Gallium scan
  • Liver and kidney imaging studies
Biopsy Techniques
  • Mammotome biopsy
  • Sentinel lymph node biopsy
  • Fine-needle aspirations
Laboratory/Pathology
  • Reference laboratory for area hospitals
  • State-of-the-art equipment
  • Flow cytometry
  • Tumor markers

We also offer the latest in treatment and supportive services.

Oncologic Surgery
  • Breast conservation surgery for breast cancer
  • Whipple resection for pancreatic cancer
  • Prostatectomy for prostate cancer
Infusion Center
  • Chemotherapy
  • Monoclonal antibodies (Herceptin, Rituxin, Remicade)
  • FDA approved new drug therapies
  • Blood products
  • Colony stimulating growth factors (Neupogen, Procrit)
  • Supportive medications/therapies
  • Symptom management
  • Outpatient procedures (bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, thoracentesisi)
Radiation Therapy
  • CT image-based therapy
  • Three-dimensional conformal therapy
  • Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
  • Brachytherapy
  • Prostate seed implants
  • Cardiovascular radiation
  • Interstitial and intracavitary Low Dose Rate Radiation (LDR)
  • Therapeutic radioimmunopharmaceuticals (Zevalin)
  • Therapeutic radioisotopes (Iodine 131, Strontium, Sumarium 89)
Locations
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital
Elmhurst, IL 60126
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  • For more information about the cancer program at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital and the hours of service, please call the Cancer Center at 630-782-7900.
Other Resources
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
American Society of Clinical Oncology
www.cancer.net
National Institute of Health (Cancer)
www.nci.nih.gov
American Lung Association
www.lungusa.org
Leukemia Society of America
www.leukemia.org
Us Too International, Inc.
www.ustoo.com
University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
www.oncolink.upenn.edu
Cancer Program of Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Annual Reports
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