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Cancer in the Family

“I think the sooner you get screened, the better.”
Steve Turner of Middlesex is grateful for advice he received about his prostate cancer —not for himself but for his son, Brian. ...
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Male Breast Cancer Survivor Aims to Raise Awareness Among Others

"My treatment at Clara Maass was excellent."
Male breast cancer is rare enough that most men don’t even consider it. According to the American Cancer Society, fewer than 1 ...
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Virtual Visiting – Boyd's Story

“The video calls were very uplifting for him—his face lit up when he saw us. He told my mom, who he’s been married to for 65 years, ‘Just seeing you makes me smile.’ And it was comforting for us to see for ourselves how he was doing.”
Connecting isolated patients to loved ones benefits all involved. After fainting multiple times, Boyd South, 88 years old, was ...
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A Heart in Good Hands - David's Story

Innovative heart surgery techniques at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center saved the life of a Roselle man.
Rev. Dr. David Grier, 60, of Roselle, NJ, walked into Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (NBI) last year with a fatal heart ...
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I Lucked Out - Neil's TAVR Story

"The next day, I walked out of the hospital."
A minimally-invasive surgery was the answer for a Jersey City man with severe aortic stenosis. Neil Granger, 74, of Jersey City, ...
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"I Feel 100 Percent Better"

"A lot of men suffer with the problem and don't say anything. I don't want men to neglect their health."
In 2017, Thomas Simpson noticed he was having problems urinating. He had to get up to use the bathroom several times during the ...
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