The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of northwestern university at northwestern Memorial Hospital

Primary Site Tabulation for 2010
Top 10 Sites for 2010 
Northwestern Memorial United States*
MALE AND FEMALE 
Hospital (n=3,326) (n=1,143,650)
Breast 
30% 18%
Prostate 
17% 19%
Melanoma 
9% 6%
Lung 
8% 19%
Colon/Rectum 
8% 12%
Blood and Bone Marrow 
8% 
6%
Lymphoma 
7% 7%
Corpus Uteri 
5% 
4%
Kidney/Renal 
4% 5%
Thyroid 
4% 4%
100% 100%
*American Cancer Society Facts and Figures 2010
2010 Registry Activities
and Accomplishments
•
Added 3,988 new cases to the registry
•
Achieved 92 percent follow-up rate for cases
diagnosed within the past five years
Total Analytic Cases 2006 to 2010
Since 2006, there has been a 14 percent
increase in the number of analytic cases seen
at Northwestern Memorial from 3,418 cases
in 2006 to 3,988 cases in 2010.
3,000
4,000
3,500
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
PRIMARY SITE TOTAL CL ASS SE X 
A
*
N/A
**
Male Female % of Cases
oral Cavity 
98 
92 
6 
67 
31 
2.2
Digestive System 
573 
531 
42 
298 
275 
13.1
Esophagus 
28 24 4 19 9 
Stomach 
58 53 5 32 26 
Colon 
168 156 12 75 93 
Rectum 
97 93 4 52 45 
Anus/Anal Canal 
16 
14 
2 
7 
9 
Liver 
89 81 8 58 31 
Pancreas 
62 58 4 28 34 
Other 
55 52 3 27 28 
Respiratory System 
293 
271 
22 
130 
163 
6.7
Nasal/Sinus 
1 1 0 0 1 
Larynx 
20 16 4 14 6 
Lung/Bronchus 
269 251 18 115 154 
Other 
3 3 0 1 2 
Blood and Bone Marrow 260 
197 
63 
154 
106 
6
Leukemia 
127 97 30 72 55 
Multiple Myeloma 
126 
96 
30 
80 
46 
Other 
7 4 3 2 5 
Bone 
11 7 4 8 3 
0.3
Connect/Soft Tissue 
27 
21 
6 
9 
18 
0.6
Skin 
321 307 14 190 131 
7.3
Melanoma 
305 294 11 181 124 
Other 
16 13 3 9 7 
Breast 
1,003 943 60 
7 996 
22.9
female Genital 
273 
259 
14 
0 
273 
6.2
Cervix Uteri 
39 
36 
3 
0 
39 
Corpus Uteri 
156 
151 
5 
0 
156 
Ovary 
48 43 5 0 48 
Vulva 
11 11 0 0 11 
Other 
19 18 1 0 19 
Male Genital 
583 
549 
34 
583 
0 
13.3
Prostate 
549 518 31 549 0 
Testis 
29 26 3 29 0 
Other 
5 5 0 5 0 
urinary System 
284 
261 
23 
187 
97 
6.5
Bladder 
120 113 7 83 37 
Kidney/Renal 
150 135 15 95 55 
Other 
14 13 1 9 5 
Brain and CnS 
213 
188 
25 
112 
101 
4.9
Brain (Benign) 
22 
21 
1 
15 
7 
Brain (Malignant) 
121 
106 
15 
71 
50 
Other 
70 61 9 26 44 
Endocrine 
174 160 14 48 126 
4
Thyroid 
147 135 12 35 112 
Other 
27 25 2 13 14 
Lymphatic System 
222 
167 
55 
121 
101 
5.1
Hodgkin’s Disease 
47 
35 
12 
26 
21 
Non-Hodgkin’s 
175 132 43 95 80 
unknown Primary 
18 
18 
0 
9 
9 
0.4
other/ill-Defined 
21 17 4 5 16 
0.5
All Sites 
4,374 3,988 
386 1,928 2,446 
100
Number of cases excluded: 3 
This report excludes carcinoma in-situ cervix cases, squamous and basal cell skin cases 
and intraepithelial neoplasia cases.
* Analytic (A) are newly diagnosed cases that have received all or part of first course
treatment at Northwestern Memorial.
** Non-analytic (N/A) are cases that received all first course of treatment elsewhere and
came to Northwestern Memorial for subsequent treatment.

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Medical Staff Members
COMMITTEE CHAIR
William Small, Jr., MD 
Radiation Oncology
CANCER LIASON PHYSICIAN
Jeffrey D. Wayne, MD 
Surgical Oncology
NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY
James P. Chandler, MD
OTOLARYNGOLOGY/HEAD AND NECK
Jose Carlos Dutra, MD 
Harold J. Pelzer, MD, DDS
UROLOGY
James M. Kozlowski, MD 
Shalajit Kundu, MD
SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
David Bentrem, MD 
Kevin Bethke, MD
Oral Surgery Oncology Fellow 
Mark Hutten, MD
THORACIC SURGERY
Malcolm M. DeCamp, MD
HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY
Jonathan D. Licht, MD 
Judith Paice, PhD, RN 
Steven T. Rosen, MD 
Stephanie Williams, MD
GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY
Julian Schink, MD
NEURO-ONCOLOGY
Jeffery Raizer, MD
INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Raid Salem, MD, MBA
PATHOLOGY
Anjana Yeldandi, MD
PSYCHIATRY/SUPPORTIVE ONCOLOGY
Mehmet Dokucu, MD 
Lynne Wagner, PhD
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
Melinda Ring, MD
ONCOLOGY/REHABILITATION
Gail Gamble, MD
HOSPITALIST
Mark Williams, MD
PHARMACY
Desi Kotis, RPh
STATISTICS
Alfred Rademaker, PhD
ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBERS, FISCAL YEAR 2011
Julie Bryant, RHIA 
Medical Records/Information Systems
Rebecca Caires, MBA 
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
of Northwestern University
Michael Childers, CTR 
Tumor Registry
Patricia Duffy, RHIT 
Tumor Registry
Mary Gillaspy 
Health Learning Center
Kristine Green, MSN, RN 
Clinical Quality Management
Kristin Huber, MSW, LCSW 
Radiation Oncology
Jayne Jedlicka, RHIA, CTR 
Tumor Registry
Susanne R. Kessler, RHIT, CTR 
Medical Records
Patricia Murphy, MSN, RN, MBA 
Oncology Services
Karen O’Heath 
Radiology
Mary Pranica, MS 
Health Learning Center
Jill Rogers, PhD, RN, NEA-BC 
Director, Professional Practice and Development
Danny Sama 
Clinical Quality
Lisa Stucky-Marshall 
Oncology, Clinical Research
Renee Webb, MA, CCRC 
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center 
of Northwestern University
Melody West, RHIT 
Tumor Registry
Aleksandar Zafirovski 
Radiation Oncology and Gamma Knife
SUBMITTED BY
Williams Small, Jr, MD 
Chair, Committee on Cancer
Jill Rogers, PhD, RN, NEA-BC 
Director, Professional Practice and Development
Susanne R. Kessler, RHIT, CTR 
Medical Records
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF 
Michelle A. Janney, PhD, RN, NEA-BC 
Senior Vice President and Wood-Prince Family
Chief Nurse Executive 
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Nick Rave 
Vice President of Operations 
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Timothy R. Zoph 
Executive Vice President and
Chief Information Officer 
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer
Center of Northwestern University
at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Prentice Women’s Hospital 
250 E. Superior St., Floors 14, 15 and 16 
Chicago, IL 60611
Main Hospital Number
312-926-2000
Website
nmh.org
Health Learning Center Satellite
(Focused on the specific needs of patients with cancer) 
312-926-7377
Physician Access Line
800-638-3737
Tumor Registry
312-926-0379
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer
Center of Northwestern University 
Clinical Cancer Center
675 N. Saint Clair St., Galter Pavilion, Floor 21 
Chicago, IL 60611
Maggie Daley Center for Women’s Cancer Care 
Prentice Women’s Hospital, Floors 4 and 5 
250 E. Superior St.
Chicago, IL 60611 
312-695-0990 
866-LURIECC
Website 
cancer.northwestern.edu
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer
Center of Northwestern University 
Administrative Offices 
303 E. Superior St., Suite 3-125 
Chicago, IL 60611
Administrative Office
312-908-5250
Clinical Research Office
312-695-1301
Lynn Sage Comprehensive Breast Center
Prentice Women’s Hospital 
250 E. Superior St., Floor 4 
Chicago, IL 60611
Scheduling Number
312-926-5522
Radiation Oncology and Gamma Knife 
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
675 N. Saint Clair St., Galter Pavilion 
Lower Concourse, Room 178 
Chicago, IL 60611
Prentice Women’s Hospital 
250 E. Superior St., Lower Concourse 
Chicago, IL 60611
Scheduling Number
312-926-2520
Contact information
Para asistencia en español, por favor llamar al Departamento de Representantes para Pacientes al 312-926-3112.
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