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Attacking Advanced Cancer

“The good news is that everything worked out pretty much how I told them it would.”
A woman survives late-stage breast cancer thanks to leading-edge therapies. Erin Buchalter remembers the day she noticed a lump ...
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A Precision Weapon Against Cancer

“I see myself living a long and happy life."
Life could not have seemed better for Rebecca Swamy in 2015. The Freehold resident enjoyed her job as a special education ...
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Bolmar Benefits from Robotic Treatment for Throat Cancer

“We decided we should enjoy life. We’re lucky enough that we can.”
Bolmar Carrasquilla had a dry cough that wouldn’t quit. The 60-year-old now-retired information technology manager didn’t think ...
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Breast Reconstruction Surgery Helps Two Local Women Thrive

With their complicated surgeries behind them, Patangi Amin and Ana Costa reflect on their experiences, sharing what has made them stronger.
Patangi Amin and Ana Costa, two New Jersey women who were diagnosed with breast cancer, made the difficult decision to have ...
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New Jersey Stem Cell Transplant Recipient Meets Her Match

Nearly three years post-transplant, Lael was finally able to thank her donor face-to-face during a heart-warming ceremony at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where the transplant took place.
After being diagnosed with a high-risk form of acute myeloid leukemia, doctors at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey ...
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A Third Chance at Life

How a stem cell transplant and cutting-edge medical care helped one woman survive three different cancers.
Annette’s long and arduous fight for her life began in 2006, when she was diagnosed with Stage IV non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer ...
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In Sickness & In Health

“It’s amazing how everything worked out,” Manny says. “I feel great.”
A cancer diagnosis was not going to stop Manuel August from marrying his true love. In sickness and in health took on a new ...
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When a child calls the hospital “awesome” - Rishi's Story

"We cannot say enough about the staff – doctors, nurses, techs, the housekeeping staff, transport personnel. They all make the kids in the hospital feel special."
When a child calls the hospital “awesome” that is quite an endorsement. One year and countless hospital visits since he was ...
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Laurie Proton Therapy Center

“It just didn’t feel right. If you find something, you need to question it and be an advocate for your own health.”
Read Tina Fasana's Story Here.
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