The Cancer Center at Kishwaukee Community Hospital is a full-service facility with diagnostic capabilities including laboratory services and PET/CT scans. Other tests you might need are performed at the adjacent Kishwaukee Community Hospital, including digital mammography, stereotactic and ultrasound guided breast biopsy, MR-guided breast biopsy, CT, MRI, and a full range of diagnostic imaging services.

Imaging

• 64-slice CT scan
• PET/CT scan
• MRI, including breast MRI
• Digital mammography with computer-aided diagnosis
• Sentinal lymph node injection
• Breast ultrasound
• Breast biopsies – stereotactic and ultrasound guided
• MR guided breast biopsy
• Interventional radiology
• Radiofrequency Ablation
• I 131
• Strontium and Samarium therapy

 

Laboratory

• On-site pathology
• Biopsies
• Staging of cancerous tumors
• Reference labs (Mayo Clinic) for more advanced staging of cancers
• Tumor Marker – A blood test that can help to detect the presence of cancer but cannot provide a definite diagnosis of cancer. They may also be used to monitor the progress of treatment or to detect a possible recurrence after treatment.
• Genetic testing

Endoscopy and Colonoscopy

• Colonoscopy
• Brochoscopy
• Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)

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