Introducing the Norton Eye Cancer Program
Norton Children’s offers one of the country’s few programs dedicated to treating retinoblastoma. A rare cancer in the eye, retinoblastoma affects the retina, which detects light and color. The disease often reveals itself as a […]
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David Doering, M.D., completes 1,000 da Vinci procedures – and counting
Dr. Doering views robotic-assisted procedure as better for patient, surgeonDavid L. Doering, M.D., gynecologic oncologist, Norton Cancer Institute, recently performed his 1,000th gynecologic procedure using the da Vinci Surgical System. He is one of only […]
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Introducing the Norton Center for Abdominal and Digestive Surgery
The Norton Center for Abdominal and Digestive Surgery is a partnership between Norton Hospital and the University of Louisville. The complexity of abdominal and digestive diseases requires a multidisciplinary team approach that includes advanced surgical, […]
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Norton Healthcare offering Saturday colonoscopies
Though colorectal cancer cases have been steadily decreasing for the past two decades, it remains the third most common cancer in both men and women. According to the American Cancer Society, nearly all unscreened people […]
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Lung cancer screening program among best in nation
Kentucky is ranked eighth in the U.S. in logging the most lung screening exams. Norton Healthcare’s Center of Excellence Lung Cancer Screening Program has experienced success in usage and appropriateness. 2016 screening program statistics Norton […]
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Norton Children’s Cancer Institute launches
Norton Cancer Institute and Norton Children’s Hospital, in affiliation with the University of Louisville, have founded Norton Children’s Cancer Institute to provide improved access, new programs to treat rare tumors and benign blood disorders, and […]
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First patient consents to lymphoma trial
Norton Cancer Institute has enlisted the first patient ever to participate in a clinical trial studying a potential new drug to treat a type of rare lymphoma. The female patient will receive a drug designed […]
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Latest technologies for brain tumor surgery
Norton Brownsboro Hospital is the first hospital in Kentucky to use the newest generation of robotic neurosurgery technology, called ROSA. ROSA’s main uses so far have been in biopsying brain tumors, and most recently in […]
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