by Mariah Carnahan | Mar 22, 2021 | Services, Breast Health, Women's Health
Breast Health Can Breast Cancer Risk be Controlled? Scientists and doctors don’t know exactly what causes breast cancer, but they do know certain factors are linked to it. Some of these risk factors can be controlled and others cannot. So, while all women are...
by Mariah Carnahan | Apr 12, 2022 | Cardiology
Cardiac Catheterization Lab In a cardiac catheterization procedure, a small, hollow tube is inserted into a blood vessel. Once inserted, a number of procedures can be performed through the catheter, including measuring the pressure within the heart’s chambers,...
by Mariah Carnahan | Apr 12, 2022 | Cardiology
Cardiac Rehabilitation Program At Deaconess Illinois Medical Center, we’re all heart. Cardiac rehabilitation services help people living with heart disease or who are recovering from a cardiac event like a heart attack or bypass surgery build endurance and strength....
by Mariah Carnahan | Apr 12, 2022 | Services, Colorectal Surgery
Colorectal Surgery The team at Deaconess Illinois Medical Center specializes in the treatment of diseases of the small bowel, colon, rectum and anus. Providing compassionate, expert care for: Benign conditions such as hemorrhoids, fissures and abscess/fistula-in-ano...
by Mariah Carnahan | Apr 21, 2021 | Surgical Services, Gastroenterology, Colorectal Surgery
Colonoscopy Colorectal Cancer Screening and Colonoscopy Prep Although colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the United States, it often goes undetected, according to the American Cancer Society. Symptoms do not usually occur until the disease is...
