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American Cancer Society seeks residents interested in fighting back against cancer [As an enrollment partner for the upcoming Cancer Prevention Study-3, Northwest Community Healthcare recently shared the American Cancer Society announcement.] Arlington Heights, Ill. – What if you could prevent even one family member from hearing the words, “You have cancer?” The American Cancer Society [...]

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Northwest Community Healthcare (NCH) is teaming up with the Schaumburg Boomers on Saturday, June 9, when the baseball club hosts its Cancer Survivors Day. As lead sponsor of the celebratory event, NCH is inviting all cancer survivors, their support teams and baseball fans alike to participate in special activities before enjoying a night of competitive [...]

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Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights has been awarded a three-year accreditation in radiation oncology by the American College of Radiology and the American Society for Radiation Oncology. Northwest Community is just the fourth Illinois hospital to earn this distinction. Radiation oncology, also known as radiation therapy, is the careful use of high-energy radiation to [...]

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A study released Monday by the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization, found hexavalent chromium in tap water from 31 cities, including Chicago’s Lake Michigan water available to the Chicago and suburbs. The study tested 35 cities. The highest levels were discovered in Norman, Oklahoma; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Riverside, California. The Lake [...]

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