Lung Cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Learn more about lung tumors and Illinois CyberKnife's noninvasive treatment may be right for you.

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2. A
lung
tumor
diagnosis
can
be
scary.
Learn
more
about
lung
tumors
and
how
we
can
help.
Please
note:
We
encourage
consumers
to
thoroughly
review
and
understand
all
treatment
op8ons.
The
informa8on
presented
here
is
not
all-­‐inclusive.
Rather,
it
represents
a
star8ng
point
to
learn
more
about
medical
condi8ons
and
treatment
op8ons.
There
is
no
subs,tute
for
consul,ng
a
medical
professional.
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4. Lung
Tumors
and
Their
Symptoms
The
vast
majority
of
primary
lung
cancers
are
malignant
and
known
as
carcinomas.
The
most
common
cancer
diagnosis
in
the
world,
lung
cancer
is
also
the
leading
cause
of
cancer
deaths
in
the
United
States.
Symptoms
• Coughing
• Wheezing
• Shortness
of
breath
• Coughing
up
blood
• Unexplained
weight
loss
• Pneumonia
or
other
infec?ons
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6. How
does
CyberKnife
treat
lung
tumors?
Prior
to
stereotac?c
body
radia?on
therapy,
doctors
may
have
to
implant
between
three
and
six
small
metal
markers
known
as
fiducials
in
or
near
the
tumor
that
enable
the
CyberKnife
to
pinpoint
the
tumor
loca?on
during
treatment.
ImplanEng
the
markers
is
an
outpaEent
procedure
that
takes
about
an
hour.
About
a
week
later,
pa?ents
are
fiEed
with
a
custom
body
mold
made
of
soF
material
that
they
lie
on
during
treatment.
The
fiFng
process
is
painless.
The
treatment
process
includes:
I. Consulta?on
appointment
II. Pretreatment
procedures
III. CyberKnife
treatment
IV. Follow-­‐up
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7. ConsultaEon
and
Pretreatment
Procedures
Illinois
CyberKnife
physicians,
therapists
and
nurses
are
focused
on
your
individualized
plan
for
treatment:
• You
will
meet
an
Illinois
CyberKnife
radia?on
oncologist
to
decide
if
CyberKnife
treatment
is
appropriate
for
your
diagnosis.
• Your
CyberKnife
team
will
decide
which
pretreatment
procedures
you
may
need
to
help
develop
your
treatment
plan.
These
could
include
a
CT
scan,
an
MRI,
laboratory
studies
or
?ssue
markers.
• The
data
from
your
pretreatment
procedures
will
be
used
by
the
CyberKnife
team
to
determine
the
exact
size,
shape
and
loca?on
of
your
tumor.
• This
informa?on
will
indicate
the
size
of
the
area
being
treated
with
radia?on,
the
radia?on
dose
and
cri?cal
structures
where
radia?on
exposure
should
be
minimized.
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8. CyberKnife
Treatment
Typically
treatment
is
completed
within
three
to
five
sessions.
On
the
day
of
your
treatment:
1. A
therapist
will
help
you
onto
the
treatment
table
and
fit
the
body
mold.
Pa?ents
are
observed
throughout
the
treatment
on
closed-­‐
circuit
television,
and
they
can
pause
treatment
at
any
?me
by
waving
or
speaking
to
the
technicians.
2. While
the
CyberKnife’s
advanced
tracking
system
accounts
for
movements
like
breathing,
FOR
YOUR
INFORMATION
you’re
asked
to
lie
s?ll
during
treatments.
The
• Treatment
procedures
take
about
30
–
90
system
periodically
takes
x-­‐ray
images
and
minutes,
depending
on
the
complexity
of
your
compares
them
to
the
CT
scan
data
to
make
tumor.
• Pa?ents
are
asked
to
wear
comfortable
clothing
sure
the
radia?on
beam
is
locked
on
the
tumor.
during
CyberKnife
treatments.
Jewelry
is
acceptable
unless
it
is
close
to
the
area
being
3. Pa?ents
can
usually
return
to
their
normal
treated.
rou?nes
once
the
treatment
is
complete.
• Feel
free
to
bring
an
iPod®
or
your
favorite
music
CDs
with
you
on
the
day
of
your
treatment,
and
we
will
play
them
for
you
during
the
procedure.
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9. AddiEonal
Resources
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10. Our Center
Under
the
direc?on
of
medical
director
Dr.
Arica
Hirsch,
Illinois
CyberKnife
combines
experienced
physicians
and
the
latest
medical
advances
to
provide
pa?ents
with
excep?onal
care
since
its
2011
opening.
Illinois
CyberKnife
is
part
of
Advocate
Lutheran
General’s
renowned
Cancer
Care
Center,
located
in
the
Center
for
Advanced
Care
on
the
hospital’s
campus.
Our
doctors
are
board-­‐cer?fied
in
radia?on
oncology
and
have
several
areas
of
specialty,
including
head
and
neck
cancers,
prostate
cancer
and
lung
cancer.
We
are
dedicated
to
providing
our
pa?ents
with
the
latest
cancer
treatment
technology
and
are
proud
of
the
experience
and
exper?se
our
physicians
and
caring
staff
bring
to
our
pa?ents.
Medical
Director:
Dr.
Arica
Hirsch
CyberKnife
Nurse:
Linda
Green,
BS
RN
Connect
with
us
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