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Mar 23, 2020 Important Information About COVID-19 for Cancer Patients Cancer Care

Andrew M. Evens, DO, MSc, FACP , Associate Director for Clinical Services and Director, Lymphoma Program, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey; Medical Director, Oncology Service Line, RWJBarnabas Health; and Professor of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood ...

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Mar 12, 2020 “Is It Time for My Colonoscopy?” Cancer Care

This question regarding the annual rite of passage for those approaching the age of 50 may soon be asked by those about to celebrate their 45 th birthday as well. Preventative behavior, combined with regular screenings, have helped to decrease the number ...

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Mar 2, 2020 Dr. Jessica Taff Discusses Colon Cancer Cancer Care

Jessica Taff, MD , a Hematologist/Oncologist with the RWJBarnabas Health medical group addresses some of the questions she is commonly asked about colorectal cancers.

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Feb 18, 2020 Spirit Halloween – Spirit of Children Presents Children's Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center with Eleventh Annual Grant for the Child Life Program Cancer Care

Spirit Halloween-Spirit of Children and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey staff pause to commemorate Spirit of Children’s eleventh donation to the Child Life Program. With Darrell K. Terry, President and Chief Executive Officer, Newark Beth Israel Medical ...

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Feb 7, 2020 Using Collaborative Care to Treat Patients with Cancer Cancer Care

Barry Ostrowsky, RWJBarnabas Health President & CEO, and Dr. Steven K. Libutti, Senior Vice President, Oncology Services, RWJBarnabas Health, and Director, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, sat down with Steve Adubato to discuss how collaborative ...

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Jan 2, 2020 Quiz: Colorectal Cancer: Are You at Risk? Cancer Care

Take this quiz to find out why, when and where you should be screened for this common cancer. Colorectal is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the U.S. (excluding skin cancers), and can be prevented if signs are caught early. People should get a ...

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Jan 2, 2020 Advanced Radiation Therapies, Close to Home Cancer Care

A new facility and a partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey bring the highest level of cancer care to Hudson County. World-class cancer care is now closer to home for Hudson County residents with the addition of Jersey City Medical Center ...

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Dec 19, 2019 Life-Saving New Options for Blood Cancer Patients Cancer Care

Once-fatal diseases are often now treatable and sometimes curable—thanks to scientific breakthroughs in treatments performed at Saint Barnabas Medical Center. Cancer can form almost anywhere in the body, including in the blood. Known as hematologic cancer, ...

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Dec 18, 2019 Su Wang, MD, MPH, Medical Director for the Center for Asian Health at Saint Barnabas Medical Center and President-Elect of the World Hepatitis Alliance, sheds a light on Viral Hepatitis Cancer Care

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that can be caused by drug or alcohol use, but globally is most commonly caused by a viral infection. Eighty percent of liver cancer in the world is due to one of these and they’re major contributors to the 45 ...

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