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It Gives Me a Sense of Calm

“I pray for good outcomes and that everything will go well—and so far, it has.”
Florence Schwab, 56, of Toms River found herself shaky and overcome with anxiety as she got into the standing position required ...
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Never Doubt Your Strength

“I realized I can truly get through anything.”
Like other Americans, Annamarie DePaola pressed “pause” on her life when the COVID-19 pandemic upended normalcy, scrambled ...
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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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Benefitting from Clinical Trials

"There can’t be advances if we don’t have people willing to participate in clinical trials.”
Clinical trials can provide hope for those facing a cancer diagnosis. RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH), in partnership with Rutgers ...
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Curbing Lymphedema, a Cancer-Related Side Effect

“There’s always room for improvement, but at least I have more tomorrows. I have my breast cancer team at MMC to thank for that.”
Melissa Mazurek of Flemington was just 39 when she received a daunting diagnosis: She had stage 3A breast cancer , a designation ...
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Sweet Sixteen and Cancer Free

“Cancer didn’t have Shariah. Shariah had cancer—and she’s now been cancer-free for three years.”
No parent wants to hear that their child has cancer . In fact, “children” and “cancer” are two words that nobody ever wants to ...
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My Cancer Was Treatable

Sanchez’s positive experience at Steeplechase Cancer Center has inspired her to pay it forward... she plans to become a medical assistant.
Evelyn Sanchez was watching a movie one evening in April 2021 when she casually scratched an itch. The now-35-year-old Bound ...
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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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Two Cancers, One Patient

“I felt no pain after the first few days, and the nurses were on the phone with me regularly to track how I was doing, so it was an incredibly smooth recovery.”
The words “you have cancer ” can change a person’s outlook in an instant. Amadi Oguagha, 68, a father of five from Brick, ...
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