How has breast cancer treatment improved?
Teamwork enhances breast cancer treatment work, according Cristina O’Donoghue, surgical oncologist with UChicago Medicine and Advent Health. She said close collaboration between a patient’s multidisciplinary team of experts has yielded significant gains in developing comprehensive treatment plans tailored to each patient’s unique needs.
Mind Body Fest, an event for families impacted by cancer, is a “relaxing and restorative experience,” according to organizers.
The event will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. May 16 at Wellness House, 131 N. County Line Road, in Hinsdale.
Deb Kwiatt, public relations and media manager for Wellness House said Mind Body Fest was “created especially for cancer survivors and caregivers.”
Cancer patients often describe a lonely or isolated feeling, while navigating the devastating disease.
A Hinsdale non-profit is trying to change that.
Wellness house supports thousands of cancer patients each year, with counseling, classes and moral support.
Families and caregivers can get help too.
Volunteering at Wellness House is a family affair for the Thick household. “I’m the fourth member of my family to be involved with Wellness House,” said Julie
On Sundays, Mary used to stand at the stove with something delicious simmering and three conversations going at once. Someone would be setting the table;
Lyle and his wife, Carol, discovered Wellness House in 2018, shortly after Carol was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was a nurse at Elmhurst Hospital,
During her exam, her doctor found a suspicious lump in her breast and immediately sent her to Rush University Medical Center for more testing. It
More than a year of treatments, complications and side effects in her fight against cervical cancer left Sherry feeling isolated, lonely, and looking for some
Both Corporate and Friends and Family teams are an integral part of the Walk for Wellness House,” said Annie Hart, Manager of Special Events and
The Walk for Wellness House steps off on Sunday in Hinsdale. Funds go to cancer support, including patients, caregivers and families, during and after cancer.
Better Equipped to Enjoy Life Wellness House, like cancer, would become part of Elizabeth’s life for years to come. Her initial bout with breast cancer
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