Daley breast center opens its doors

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Oncology NEWS InternationalOncology NEWS International Vol 19 No 5
Volume 19
Issue 5

Opening of the Maggie Daley Center for Women’s Cancer Care at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University.


From left, Mayor Richard Daley, his wife Maggie Daley (seated), Ann Lurie, and Dr. Steven Rosen at the opening of the Maggie Daley Center for Women's Cancer Care at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University.

CHICAGO-From left, Mayor Richard Daley, his wife Maggie Daley (seated), Ann Lurie, and Dr. Steven Rosen at the opening of the Maggie Daley Center for Women's Cancer Care at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University. The new center will offer women with breast cancer a centralized location for access to clinical trials and novel therapies, psychosocial services, rehabilitation, and integrative oncology services. The center is a partnership between Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, the university's Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Memorial, and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

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