Translational Cancer Rehabilitation Lab
Ask the Expert: Ishan Roy, MD, PhD, on Cancer Rehabilitation
"Whether you're newly diagnosed with cancer, in treatment, or a long-term survivor, rehabilitation can help improve your function, strength and quality of life." Attending physician Ishan Roy, MD, PhD, answers audience questions about cancer rehabilitation and research for our monthly "Ask the Expert" series.
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Tim’s Triumphant Return to the Stage After Cancer
As a Shirley Ryan AbilityLab inpatient, Tim received intensive physical, speech and occupational therapy through our Cancer Rehabilitation Innovation Center.
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Dr. Ishan Roy Featured in National Cancer Institute’s Cancer.gov Article on Cachexia
Ishan Roy, MD, PhD, attending physician, Cancer Rehabilitation Clinic, and research scientist, was featured prominently as an expert on cachexia - a cancer-related muscle-wasting syndrome.
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Anthony Makes Great Gains in Counteracting Cancer-Related Muscle Loss
Fifty-one-year-old Anthony has led an active life of fitness and athletics, from cycling to playing volleyball and soccer. In 2021, the Chicago-based architect was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer.
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25 Years & Going Strong: Celebrating the Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment
For the past quarter century, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment has been a lifeline. Through clinical treatment, research, extensive programming and outreach,…
view all newsMeasuring Brain Activity of Patients With Aphasia During Therapy
Researchers at the Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab hope to find new ways to personalize treatment and improve outcomes for people with aphasia — using a non-invasive neuroimaging technique to discover how the brain responds during therapy.
Aphasia Research SLPs Stacy Chrzastowski & Abby Jeppson Complete Northwestern Clinical Bioethics Scholars Program
Stacy Chrzastowski and Abby Jeppson — two research speech-language pathologists in the Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment — recently graduated from the Northwestern Clinical Bioethics Scholars Program.