Cancer & Blood Disorders
Frederick B. Cohen, M.D. Comprehensive Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center together with Rutgers Cancer Institute, the state’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary and highly personalized approach to treating cancer. Our center is designed to meet the needs of patients and families, with seamless, coordinated, specialized care for all types of cancer for both adults and children. We are accredited by the Commission on Cancer, certified by the Association for Clinical Oncology's (ASCO's) Quality Oncology Practice Initiative, and our breast imaging service has earned the designation of Breast Imaging Center of Excellence from the American College of Radiology.
The groundbreaking cancer research at Rutgers Cancer Institute is the engine that drives access to the most advanced cancer treatments, where our discoveries become your care. Advances in cancer treatment and technologies change rapidly, thus a multidisciplinary team approach to care is the best way to deliver the most promising therapies and procedures to patients.
Our multidisciplinary teams include board-certified specialists who have extensive experience in cancer treatment:
- Breast Surgeons
- Gastroenterologists
- Genetic Counselor
- Hematologists
- Interventional Radiologists
- Medical Oncologists
- Pathologists
- Pharmacists
- Pulmonologists
- Radiation Oncologists
- Radiologists
- Surgical Oncologists
- Thoracic Surgeons
Patient Navigators help coordinate and arrange treatments, work with insurance and simplify access to every possible service patients may need for diagnosis, treatment and support.
The Center's nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, dietitians, and exercise therapist also contribute valuable support.
-
“The treatment continues to go well, and I feel good. I love the fact that it’s a pill—no IV or needles. I’m back to work, traveling, going to church and doing all the things I enjoy.”
CynthiaRead More -
“Cancer didn’t have Shariah. Shariah had cancer—and she’s now been cancer-free for three years.”
ShariahRead More -
“The years ahead of me are about living my life with meaning and purpose. God has given me a second chance at life, and now I know I have the strength to fight any battle.”
LisaRead More
-
Watch Testimonial -
Watch Testimonial -
Watch Testimonial
-
Caregiver Resources
Find additional resources and information to help loved ones affected by cancer.
-
Research Partners
Our partnership with the Rutgers Cancer Institute provides our team with the latest in Cancer research.
-
Cancer Care Blog
Find tips and tools to make it easy to take preventative steps!
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
-
Jun 16, 2025
Navigating Women's Health Changes Through the Decades
-
Jun 10, 2025
RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute Join with University Hospital to Grow Oncology and Related Services in the Greater Newark Region
-
May 11, 2025
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Hosts 11th Annual Women’s Health Day
