Smoking: A ‘Winnable’ Public Health Battle?

Smoking: A ‘Winnable’ Public Health Battle?
This is the first in a six-part MyHealthNewsDaily series examining the problems and solutions related to six “winnable battles” in public health, as recently announced by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Central DuPage Hospital and ProCure Celebrate Grand Opening of Proton Center
The state’s first proton therapy center, offering the most advanced form of radiation treatment to patients with cancer, will open today as patients, physicians and representatives from Central DuPage Hospital , Radiation Oncology Consultants and ProCure Treatment Centers, Inc. gather for a ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony.
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Clinical trials at Ingalls offer the newest treatments available
“One size fits all” might work for some things – like floppy hats or roomy bathrobes. But it’s definitely not the case when it comes to cancer care. A wave of new research is shifting the direction of cancer treatment away from a one-size-fits-all approach towards more tailored therapies based on a tumor’s genetic makeup. It’s called personalized cancer treatment, and at Ingalls Cancer Care …
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