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Results you can trust
When you're choosing a hospital for cancer treatment, the question you most want answered is, "how successful
is their cancer program?"
Survival rates* for Ingalls cancer patients are above the national average and those of surrounding community hospitals
for most major forms of cancer, including two of the most common:
Breast cancer
-Ingalls survival rate: 88%
-National survival rate: 78%
Prostate cancer
-Ingalls survival rate: 80%
-National survival rate: 67%
Overall
-Ingalls survival rate: 71%
-National survival rate: 64%
A team approach
Ingalls cancer patients are treated by a multi-disciplinary team of specialists. These experts review the medical
chart of each patient and work together to create the best plan of care. Ingalls is the only hospital in the South Suburbs
to offer this team approach for all the following cancer sites:
-Breast
-Prostate
-Brain
-Lung
-Head and neck
-Gastrointestinal
-Gynecological
Services among best in Chicago
The Ingalls Cancer Program is home to the best technology, research and clinicians in the area. In fact, our
capabilities are so strong that Ingalls is one of just 17 cancer programs in Illinois to be classified as a Community
Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Program-the highest distinction given to hospitals that are not affiliated with a university.
Ingalls cancer services include:
-Educational programs about cancer prevention
-Early detection screenings
-The latest treatments and technology (chemotherapy, surgery and radiation)
-Cancer research
-Support groups
*Data from Ingalls Memorial Hospital, the National Cancer Database and the American Cancer Society.
Ingalls Tinley Park Family Care Center
6701 West 159th Street
Tinley Park, IL 60477
(708) 915-3333 Patient Central Scheduling
(708) 915-6475 Physicians Services Center (Physicians Only)
Hours of Operation:
8:00am - 6:00pm
Monday - Friday
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Ingalls Health System
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