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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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Less Aggressive Treatment Was Lifesaving to Beat Breast Cancer

I had a lumpectomy, I felt no pain, and the nurses were positive and reassuring.
Nancy was surprised when a routine mammogram revealed a suspicious area in her left breast. “I heard that RWJBarnabas Health had ...
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Peace of Mind

"I feel like I woke up in plastic surgery heaven"
Thanks to Complex Microsurgery, a Breast Cancer Patient Is on the Road to Recovery Tiashia Caldwell’s first mammogram resulted ...
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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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Avoiding Hair Loss During Chemotherapy - Jessica's Story

"Everyone is very surprised at how quickly, how thick, how fast, my hair is growing back."
After receiving a breast cancer diagnosis, hair loss was low on the list of concerns facing New Jersey resident Jessica Heline. ...
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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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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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