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Dr. Le sits at the surgical robot's console,  where he performs minimally invasive chest surgeries on patients

Patient Care

Robotic thoracic surgery offers LLU patients minimally invasive options

June 21, 2021
Patients with esophagus, lung and other chest-related ailments benefit from robotically assisted procedures’ advantages
Left to right: Dr. Akhtari and Pat Giard

Patient Care

Patient with blood cancer turned away by others, welcomed to LLU Cancer Center for life-extending treatment

June 3, 2021
Pat Giard has multiple myeloma and plenty to do — successful treatment at LLU has granted her the ability to do so for ten years and counting
Angelique Melendrez at her high school graduation

Patient Care

Personalized cancer treatment allows driven student to continue her pursuits and one day give back

May 10, 2021
Time spent for treatment at LLU Children’s Hospital and Cancer Center inspired Angelique Melendrez to pursue studies and career in child life and psychology for future LLU patients
From left: Ed Koehn and his wife, Karen, take a selfie in a Seattle stadium to watch their favorite football teams — Cowboys and Seahawks — play in October 2018.

Patient Care

Advances in immunotherapy and surgery help patient beat skin cancer

May 3, 2021
LLU cancer experts used immunotherapy to steer Ed Koehn clear of Stage 3A melanoma
Violeta Andrade and her boyfriend, Marco Benitez, hold their newborn twins in the neonatal intensive care unit of the LLU Medical Center.

Patient Care

Woman faced with unexpected double diagnosis of pregnancy and blood cancer now a mother to healthy twins

April 6, 2021
LLU oncology and OB-GYN specialists safely guided Violeta Andrade through leukemia and a high-risk pregnancy
From left: Shilene Blain-Hearns and Mojtaba Akhtari, MD

Patient Care

Patient heavily treated for rare disease finds resolve at LLU Cancer Center

April 20, 2021
Shilene Blain-Hearns reached remission at the Cancer Center, bringing her long and winding care journey to completion
Margarita Martinez and her care team pose for a picture on the day of Martinez's stem cell transplantation

Patient Care

First adult haploidentical stem cell transplant at LLUH saves adult patient’s life

February 23, 2021
Physicians successfully transferred blood stem cells from a son to his mother fighting acute blood cancer
Brett Richards on his para cycle

Patient Care

Athlete resumes para-cycling after battling blood cancer

March 2, 2021
For Brett Richards, resilience follows strife at every turn
Michelle Arrigo smiles big as she holds up five fingers to signal her fifth of twelve rounds of infusion therapy at Loma Linda University Health – Beaumont – Banning in early 2020. Comprised of various therapies and a 14.5 hour surgery, Arrigo's arduous battle against pancreatic cancer ended in triumph when doctors declared she had No Evidence of Disease (NED).

Patient Care

Two-time cancer survivor finds a new calling

December 23, 2020
Much can change in a year — Michelle Arrigo knows this well.
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