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• Read about the grand opening of Weiss' new Center for Radiation Oncology that features cutting-edge radiation technology, as seen in Chicago Hospital News and Healthcare Report

  In October Weiss Memorial Hospital opened the new Center for Radiation Oncology, unveiling the latest radiation technology available, a linear accelerator, or linac for short. This technology makes cancer treatment possible down to the millimeter.
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• Weiss Memorial Hospital Unveils New Center for Radiation Oncology: Grand opening reveals new linear accelerator and radiation oncology unit

  Weiss Memorial Hospital opens the new Center for Radiation Oncology this month, featuring the most cutting-edge radiation technology available. Called a linear accelerator, or linac for short, this technology makes cancer treatment possible down to the millimeter. A $1 million grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity helped make this advancement possible.
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• October 2011: State of the Art Breast Reconstruction with Free Tissue Transfer

  It is estimated that over 12 percent of women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. In 2007, this translated into more than 1.3 million new diagnoses of invasive breast cancer worldwide, with close to 200,000 cases occurring in the United States alone. Surgical therapy (mastectomy) remains an integral part of the treatment for breast cancer. With an understanding of the psychological benefits of breast reconstruction, the plastic surgeon has assumed an integral role in the multidisciplinary treatment of women with breast cancer.
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• October 2010: Breast Cancer Basics

  Breast cancer is a type of cancer where cells in the breast divide and grow abnormally. It is second only to lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States. Tumors in the breast tend to grow slowly. By the time a lump is large enough to feel, it may have been growing for as long as 10 years. Some tumors can be aggressive, however, and grow more rapidly.
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• October 2009: Breast Cancer

  Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States, with one in eight developing the disease in their lifetime. Primarily because of better screening, the mortality rate of breast cancer has declined by 20 percent over the last 10 years.
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