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Twenty-six-year-old English Major, Amberley Kowalski has always been healthy and fit. So when she came down with several seemingly unrelated illnesses—she had lost over 10% of her body weight, had noticeably enlarged lymph nodes and veins in her neck, fatigue, persistent cough, and had trouble breathing—she actually started to question if she had cancer.
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Ray Bennett was one of the first patients treated on opening day of new Cancer Center Nov. 1, 2010. “It’s beautiful,” he said about the new center, “a lot more room, a lot more efficient, and a view that lifts your spirits.” And what remains the same are the nurses. ”They have a special place in my heart. They’ve been so wonderful. They’re my saviors.”
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Robert Rosenfeld credits a dedicated team of physicians and care givers for the early detection of his lung cancer in May 2010.
Dr. Siddiqui, medical oncology/hematology physician at The Cancer Center at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, said that although caught early, Rosenfeld’s case was complex. As it turned out he had two types of lung cancer at the same time.
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Jim Anderson
When Jim Anderson fell ill with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in December 2010, there was no question he would seek treatment close to home in DeKalb. “I want to be where people know me and care about what happens to me,” said Anderson, 67, a DeKalb native who has owned Illini Tire in DeKalb since 1976. His local team of doctors from The Cancer Center at Kishwaukee Community Hospital and DeKalb Clinic worked in partnership with Dr. Patrick Stiff, director of Loyola University’s Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center.
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