Recent Posts in Cancer Care

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

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 - In Cancer Care Radiation Without Fear

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 - In Cancer Care Saint Barnabas Medical Center; First Site Worldwide to Enroll Patient in Single Phase III Breast Cancer Trial

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 - In Cancer Care Help for Hepatitis

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 - In Cancer Care A Guide for the Cancer Journey

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 - In Cancer Care A New Way to Treat Skull Base Tumors

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 - In Cancer Care Steve Adubato Interviews RWJBarnabas Health President and CEO Barry Ostrowsky on Cancer Innovation and Technology

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 - In Cancer Care RADIATION TREATMENT: PROTECTING THE HEART

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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Mar 28, 2019 - In Cancer Care Better Breast Care

DESPITE DECLINING DEATH RATES, BREAST CANCER STILL claims the lives of more than 40,000 American women each year. And according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 242,476 new cases of breast cancer in 2015, the last year for ...

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