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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.

Lung transplant recipient reaching health goals with the help of the Carle Health Proctor Rehab team

A Glasford man is conquering his health goals with the help of the pulmonary rehabilitation team at Carle Health Proctor Hospital – and he is helping others in the process.

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.

Carle’s pulmonary rehab program helps patients breathe easier

With help from Carle’s pulmonary rehab program, patients can improve their long-term health and manage symptoms from chronic lung and respiratory tract diseases.

Patients achieve successful results with pinpoint therapy

Sterotactic body radiation therapy is turning around outcomes for lung cancer patients.

Low-dose screening gives smokers early insight into lung cancer

No-fuss low-dose screening tool for lung cancer is available to qualified smokers.

Patient says Interventional Radiology performs modern miracles

Once the catheter reached Alberto Nieto’s lungs, Dr. Greg Babcock found the blood clots and dissolved them.

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