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Jessica Slostad, MD
Cancer

Novel Organoid Drug Testing and Pregnancy-Associated Breast Cancer Care at Rush With Jessica Slostad, MD

Jessica Slostad, MD, is an assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology, Oncology and Cellular Therapy at Rush and specializes in breast cancer management. Her research intere...

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Patient Stories

Wanda's Story: Mammogram Catches Rare Cancer

How Wanda Veld overcame an aggressive cancer after more than a decade of treatment

Patty Piasecki, NP, stands ready at Ohio Street Beach for the 2023 Swim Across America Chicago Open Water Swim in Lake Michigan, benefitting the RUSH Cancer Center.
Cancer

Making a Splash Through Advocacy for Cancer Patients

Over more than four decades, Patty Piasecki, NP, has played a critical role at RUSH 鈥� supporting leading-edge cancer research and care

Aurora Lucas
Patient Stories

'Cancer Isn't Going To Stop Me From Pursuing My Dreams'

Diagnosed with lung cancer at age 28, Aurora Lucas now advocates for others with the disease

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The Essentials on Essential Oils

As a complement to oncology care, aromatherapy can help with anxiety, nausea and pain

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Cancer

Sustainability Reflected in the Joan and Paul Rubschlager Building

How sustainability was a priority in the new outpatient facility

Ganesh Pai at Swim Across America
Cancer

鈥楴o Matter What We Do, We Think It鈥檚 Not Enough鈥�

Ganesh Pai considers Swim Across America, Rush support a 鈥榯hank you鈥� for wife鈥檚 cancer treatment

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Cancer

Healing Artwork, Local Artists Showcased in the Joan and Paul Rubschlager Building

How the artwork in the new building promotes hope and healing

Mary Jo Fidler, MD, is a thoracic oncologist and professor of Internal Medicine at RUSH University Medical Center.
Cancer

Genetic Profiling of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer at RUSH with Mary Jo Fidler, MD

Mary Jo Fidler, MD, is a thoracic oncologist and professor of Internal Medicine at RUSH University Medical Center. She is the Medical Oncology Section Chief in the RUSH Cancer Center and is th...

HIlary Tingley
Cancer

Nurse Honored for Breast Cancer Care

Nurse navigator Hilary Tingley, MSN, RN, CBCN: 'It's uplifting to be recognized'