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May 10, 2019 Where to Get the Best Cancer Care Cancer Care

For Patients, What Does it Mean to Have Access to a Comprehensive Cancer Center That is Designated by the National Cancer Institute? Rutgers Cancer Institute of new Jersey, a partner of RWJBarnabas Health, is the state’s only National Cancer ...

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Apr 16, 2019 Should You Get a Colonoscopy? Answers to the Top Colorectal Cancer Prevention Questions Cancer Care

Monmouth Medical Center offers comprehensive screenings and advanced colorectal procedures to prevent, diagnose and treat a variety of colorectal conditions Michael Arvanitis M.D. , FACS, FASCRS, the section chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Monmouth ...

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Apr 14, 2019 Radiation Without Fear Cancer Care

A new technology makes cancer treatment faster, quieter and more comfortable. WHEN DENNIS CAREY HAD A ROUTINE COLONOSCOPY in the fall of 2018, the test came up negative—his digestive tract was normal. But his doctor did find something else. “He noticed ...

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Apr 8, 2019 Saint Barnabas Medical Center; First Site Worldwide to Enroll Patient in Single Phase III Breast Cancer Trial Cancer Care

The Cancer Center at Saint Barnabas Medical Center is pleased to announce that through its partnership with Translational Research In Oncology, United States (TRIO-US, Inc.), it has enrolled the very first patient in an international clinical trial ...

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Apr 7, 2019 Help for Hepatitis Cancer Care

If not diagnosed and treated, this often-overlooked disease can lead to liver cancer. “We’re in the era of viral hepatitis elimination,” says Su Wang, MD, MPH, an internal medicine specialist at Saint Barnabas Medical Center (SBMC) and a member of Barnabas ...

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Apr 7, 2019 A Guide for the Cancer Journey Cancer Care

The patient navigation team: from left, Katherine Doria, RN, BSN, OCN, Navigator; Melissa Dowers, MBA, Navigator; Meghan Ryan, BS, Intake Coordinator; Angela McCabe, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, Director; Margaret Correale, RN, BSN, OCN, CN-BN, Senior Navigator; ...

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Apr 7, 2019 A New Way to Treat Skull Base Tumors Cancer Care

A far less invasive surgery is now offered close to home. There are many different types of skull base tumors, which can be either malignant or benign. What they all have in common is that they’re extremely challenging to remove because they’re so close to ...

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Mar 30, 2019 Steve Adubato Interviews RWJBarnabas Health President and CEO Barry Ostrowsky on Cancer Innovation and Technology Cancer Care

As part of State of Affairs' Future of Healthcare series, Steve Adubato speaks with Barry Ostrowsky, President & CEO of RWJBarnabas Health, about the use of innovation and technology in cancer treatments and social impact initiatives helping those in ...

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Mar 28, 2019 RADIATION TREATMENT: PROTECTING THE HEART Cancer Care

RADIATION TREATMENT: PROTECTING THE HEART How new techniques and technologies shield this vital organ. When radiation treatment is needed for cancer of the left breast, the nearby location of the heart means it requires extra protection. Cancer radiation ...

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