Recent Posts in Lung Cancer

Dec 14, 2022 - In Lung Cancer Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Earns National Accreditation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons

The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has once again granted Three-Year Accreditation to the cancer program at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC), Livingston, NJ, an RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH) ...

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Nov 1, 2022 - In Lung Cancer Disparities in Lung Cancer Detection: Moving Toward Equity & Inclusion

Communities, organizations and health professionals are taking action to improve inequalities in lung cancer detection. Anita Kinney, PhD, RN, FAAN, FABMR director of the Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence at Rutgers School of Public Health and ...

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Nov 1, 2022 - In Lung Cancer The Impact of Lung Cancer on the Hispanic Community

According to the American Cancer Society , lung cancer is the second most common cancer (not counting skin cancer).While the number of new lung cancer cases continues to decrease, partly because people are quitting smoking, outcomes vary among people of ...

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Jun 14, 2022 - In Lung Cancer Welcome a Top Surgeon: Richard S. Lazzaro MD

A Nationally Recognized Leader In Minimally Invasive Thoracic Procedures Joins Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus. A groundbreaking minimally invasive thoracic surgeon who has built a New York City hospital program with the top 10 outcomes in lung ...

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Apr 7, 2022 - In Lung Cancer Breathe a Sigh of Relief

Many pulmonary conditions can be treated in ways other than open surgery. Two physicians at CBMC share how they use technologically advanced and minimally-invasive techniques to diagnose and treat disease and cancer of the lungs. Lung disease is a serious ...

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Apr 4, 2022 - In Lung Cancer Catching the Most Common Cancers

Screening for these four diseases could save your life. Malini Patel, MD During the COVID-19 pandemic , many people put off cancer screenings due to concerns about contracting the virus. But COVID-19 vaccinations are increasing, and healthcare facilities ...

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Mar 25, 2022 - In Lung Cancer A Look Deep Inside The Lungs

Advanced technology allows for earlier diagnosis of lung cancer. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. More than 90 percent of people diagnosed with it don’t survive because the disease isn’t found until it’s at an advanced stage. At ...

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Mar 17, 2022 - In Lung Cancer Women's Cancers - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset’s Health Talk 142

The most common cancers among women are breast , lung and colorectal cancers , which make up 50% of all cancer cases. During this episode of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset ’s HealthTalk, learn more about what women can do to prevent ...

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Jan 1, 2022 - In Lung Cancer Lung Cancer in Never-Smokers: Learn More, Protect Yourself

Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world and is a leading cause of cancer-related death in men and women in the United States according to the American Cancer Society. Although cigarette smoking is the main cause of lung cancer and ...

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