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Screening for Lung Cancer Makes a Well-Timed Catch

“I have a sign in my kitchen that reads, ‘Grateful. Thankful. Blessed.’ And I truly am.”
With a history of smoking, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and two parents who died from lung cancer , Isabel ...
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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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The Scan that Saves Lives

I’m so glad I had the screening, I’ve been very lucky.
Lung cancer screening helped one patient beat the odds. Making appointments has always been one of Kathryn Napier’s least ...
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Craig's Patient Story

“Some patients recover sooner than others, it truly depends on the individual,”
“I have been blessed or lucky to have lived! Someone is looking out for me up there. Through faith in God, loving family and ...
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Cancer Center - Don's Story

“ Saint Barnabas Medical Center is close to home providing health care services like the one that saved my life. Now I am on a mission to encourage others to get screened. If the test is negative, you have peace of mind, but if it is positive, you are able to catch and treat the disease earlier.”
For friends and family like Don Pannacciulli of Watchung, cancer is not something we plan for. But, when the diagnosis is ...
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Early Diagnosis Is Key

“It was a painless process and as far as I am concerned, it saved my life."
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