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Moving Fast to Beat Breast Cancer - Tykesha's Story

"I want other women to know that cancer is a diagnosis, not a lifestyle. It’s a mental thing, too. You need to stay focused, stay positive. It’s OK to be scared, but if you catch it early doctors can help you.”
When Tykesha Mott discovered a lump in her left breast in May 2018, she didn’t wait and hope it would go away. She didn’t figure ...
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A Baby After Cancer

Everyone I encountered during all my experiences at NBI were genuine and encouraging. I want everyone to know that serious health issues like I had are not the end of the world. We have a team of awesome doctors here to help us.
A Maplewood woman's medical team at Newark Beth Israel has seen her through it all, from cancer treatment to the birth of a ...
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Two Lung Cancers, Two Approaches

“I saw how they treated my wife at Newark Beth Israel — she was like a VIP.”
A Husband and Wife Both Developed Lung Cancer, but Their Treatments Were Very Different Veronica and Edmundo Navarro never ...
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A Surprising Diagnosis

"I was surprised about being a man with breast cancer. I looked at Dr. Schulman and said, ‘Are you kidding me?’”
In the summer of 2018, John Aviles, 65, of Forked River noticed a lump in his right breast. He saw the nurse practitioner in his ...
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Deann’s Story – The Breast Center

Thank you to everyone at the Breast Center for making me feel safe and at ease.
“I have been a patient of Saint Barnabas' Breast Center since being diagnosed with breast cancer three years ago. In April, I ...
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I’m in Good Hands Here - Shawn's Colon Cancer Story

"When you go through an experience like this and feel that everybody you come in contact with, that's working on your case, is there for you — that feeling of being alone just dissipates."
Shawn Leyden was diagnosed with colon cancer and he was treated at Saint Barnabas Medical Center. Shawn is now cancer free. “I ...
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CyberKnife Worked in Only Five Treatments - Joe's Story

"Cyberknife is very non-intrusive, it allows you to go on with your everyday life."
Joe was diagnosed with prostate cancer and he was treated by the Radiation Oncology Department at Saint Barnabas Medical Center ...
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Beating Breast Cancer With Less Aggressive Treatment

I had a lumpectomy, I felt no pain, and the nurses were positive and reassuring.
In the fall of 2019, Nancy Stevens, 78, was surprised when a routine mammogram revealed a suspicious area in her left breast. ...
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A Life Saved

“We’re thrilled. I’m grateful my father was treated at a hospital that offers the most progressive treatment possible.”
Robotic surgery, combined with an experimental therapy, stopped one patient's aggressive cancer in its tracks. The lab report ...
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