Vince Lombardi Cancer Hotline Your connection to the experts
	Get a 2nd opinion We  make it easy and save lives
	Specialized cancer programs Improved survival rates
	Treatments How we treat cancer
	Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinics Services and education for cancer prevention and treatment
	Cancer Counseling Center Live your life to the fullest
	Genetic counseling Learn if you are at high risk for developing cancer
	Clinical trials Vital to advancements in the field of health care
	Classes & support groups
	General information Links and information on cancer
	Ask an expert Get answers to your questions
	Contact us Let us know how we can help
	Return home Return to the Aurora Cancer Services home page

Related links

	Doctors who can help Search for Aurora physicians that specialize in this field
	Related conditions   - Cervical cancer   - Lung cancer   - Colorectal cancer (Colon cancer)   - Liver cancer   - Bladder cancer   - Nasopharyngeal cancer   - Throat cancer   - Pancreatic cancer   - Esophageal cancer   - Prostate cancer   - Gallbladder cancer   - Kidney cancer

Advancing care

Rose Kroening's breast cancer was stopped in its tracks thanks to early diagnosis and the latest advancements in care at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay.

“I've always stressed to her the importance of screening, because 1 in 7 women will have breast cancer at some point in their lives,” says Richard Greene, MD, Rose's longtime family physician.

When Rose's mammogram revealed a cancerous spot smaller than the diameter of a pencil, her care team, including Aurora BayCare radiation oncologist David Rohde, MD, suggested a lumpectomy and then MammoSite Brachytherapy. This process cuts treatment from 6 weeks to 5 days, delivering radiation from inside the breast via a small balloon tucked into the lumpectomy cavity. The state-of-the-art treatment uses a computer-controlled robot to place a radioactive “seed” in the balloon.

Rose spent her radiation sessions comfortably playing solitaire on a hand-held computer. One week later, she was back to her hobbies and her busy life.

“I drove a tractor for my brother-in-law, hauling grain,” she says. “I felt fine.”