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Carle Health events provide hundreds of free cancer screenings and mammograms in 2024

In our continued commitment to offer preventative services that improve the health and wellbeing of community members, Carle Health proudly provided hundreds of individuals with free mammograms and cancer screenings in 2024.

Lung cancer screening, robotic-assisted bronchoscopy help a patient move swiftly through care

By the time a patient notices symptoms of lung cancer, it has already developed to later stages. Once a low-dose CT scan detects a nodule in the lung, Carle Health Methodist offers a less invasive biopsy for the patient. No-cost screenings are available Nov. 9 in Peoria and Pekin.

Thyroid cancer patients find added expertise from newly formed tumor board

Carle is one of the few healthcare systems in the state with a thyroid cancer tumor board. Clinicians who come to the table monthly to share their expertise affecting various aspects of each patient’s health will elevate the level of care.

Early Warnings: Harnessing machine learning insights to improve endometrial cancer diagnosis

Carle Cancer Institute Urbana physician teams with Carle Illinois College of Medicine student to leverage technology that alerts doctors of patients with increased risk of endometrial cancer.

World-class procedure at Methodist helps detect lung cancer early

ION Robotic Assisted Bronchoscopy is an innovative procedure that Carle Health Methodist Hospital uses to detect lung cancer when it's at an early, treatable stage. Methodist is the only hospital in the Peoria/ Pekin market to offer ION.

Is it cancer or not? Clinic in Peoria provides quick results and supportive treatment

Team provides wraparound support, calm to patients referred to this Greater Peoria clinic by their primary care doctors.

Innovative cancer treatment used to help grandmother quickly, successfully

Pinpoint stereotactic radiation therapy at Carle Cancer Institute Urbana provides cutting-edge treatment for lung cancer with spread to the brain.

Carle taps into artificial intelligence to advance clinical trials

Deep 6 AI offers benefits not only to patients directly, but also helps researchers support more trials and expand participation.

Minimally invasive surgery available to early stage lung cancer patients

Carle Cancer Institute surgeons use robotics to take on complicated cases.

World Class Expert Now Delivering Treatment Through Carle Cancer Institute Urbana

Olney native brings connection with University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment of blood cancer patients not responding to first-line treatments .

Acting on mutated genes provides knowledge to families and results for generations

Some families choose genetic counseling to make decisions today and pass on knowledge to the next generation.

Bioengineer and Medical Doctor Team Up on Research to Better Manage Cancer

Oncology and bioengineering join forces on research to help colon cancer patients make decisions on treatment and survival.

Carle welcomes elite team to drive 7 Tesla research

What if a clearer, more defined picture could lead to a longer, happier life? A new team of Carle researchers are looking for that answer in their 7 Tesla research.

Innovative New Equipment Improves Patient Access, Image Quality

New Positron Emissions Tomography or PET-CT machine at Carle Cancer Institute paves the way for increased access, faster scanning and diagnosis for patients.

High-powered magnet’s arrival brings Carle and the University closer to groundbreaking research

Partners equally await the arrival of the Siemens Terra 7 Tesla (7T) MRI on Sept. 10 in Urbana to expand decades-long research and clinical partnership to benefit patients and the community.

Community Cancer Center Ownership to Change

Ownership of the Community Cancer Center in Normal will change, effective September 1, 2020

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