Recent Posts in Breast Cancer

Sep 29, 2023 - In Breast Cancer Ninth Annual ‘Swing Pink’ Raises Record Proceeds Despite Rainy Skies

Breast Cancer Patient Shares Story of Hope, Tells Attendees ‘You Have No Idea How Grateful I am for Your Support’ Swing Pink Co-Chair Terry Ingram and recipient of the 2023 Judith W. Dawkins Ambassador of Excellence Award shown second from left, gathers ...

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Aug 8, 2023 - In Breast Cancer Steeplechase Distance Run Set for Sept. 24

The 15th annual Steeplechase Distance Run will be held Sunday, Sept. 24 at Amsterdam School in Hillsborough and as a virtual event to raise funds for the Steeplechase Cancer Center at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Somerset, an RWJBarnabas ...

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Jul 28, 2023 - In Breast Cancer Actress, Producer, Activist, Entrepreneur Stephanie March Provides Keynote Address at Monmouth Medical Center’s Record-Breaking Power of Pink Luncheon

Keynote speaker Stephanie March, third from right, gathers with, from left, Dr. Richard Lazzaro, Chief of Thoracic Surgery for the RWJBarnbas Health Southern Region; Dr. Steven Libutti, Senior Vice President, Oncology Services, RWJBarnabas Health; ...

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Jun 5, 2023 - In Breast Cancer Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health Announce Three Late-Breaking Presentations at the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health today announced that data from SWOG S1826, a randomized study of nivolumab(N)-AVD versus brentuximab vedotin(BV)-AVD in advanced stage (AS) classic Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), and two abstracts from ...

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Apr 17, 2023 - In Breast Cancer When the Doctor Becomes the Patient: Lessons Learned by a Breast Cancer Survivor

Su Wang, MD Hear from Su Wang, MD , Medical Director, Center for Asian Health, and internal medicine physician at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, and a member of RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group as she shares her ...

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Apr 11, 2023 - In Breast Cancer Addressing the Challenge: Connecting Black Women with Clinical Trials

Jersey City, N.J. – Clinical trials are an important step in bringing forth new treatments for many diseases. Unfortunately, many clinical trials have strikingly low rates of Black participants including those that disproportionately affect Blacks such as ...

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Mar 14, 2023 - In Breast Cancer The Future Of Cancer Care: Next-Generation Sequencing Available at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Innovative technology at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center determines an individualized treatment plan for metastatic cancer based on a patient’s genetic makeup. Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) is used to sequence DNA and RNA to quickly identify and ...

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Feb 15, 2023 - In Breast Cancer Study Finds Education and Navigation Increased Cancer Genetic Counseling and/or Testing

Genetic counseling and genetic testing for mutations in certain genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes - can help people understand their risk of certain types of cancer that can run in families, and improve outcomes through prevention, early detection, and ...

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Feb 2, 2023 - In Breast Cancer Personalizing Breast Cancer Treatment

Clara Maass Medical Center offers treatment options based on tumor type. Maria J. Kowzun, MD, FACS For a disease as personal as breast cancer , it’s fitting that, now more than ever before, treatments can be personalized. “We want to provide patients with ...

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