The Steeplechase Cancer Center

Together with Rutgers Cancer Institute, the state’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Steeplechase Cancer Center at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset offers the most advanced approaches to cancer treatment with dynamic teams of cancer care specialists and researchers. The groundbreaking cancer research at Rutgers Cancer Institute is the engine that drives access to the most advanced cancer treatments, where our discoveries become your care.

Located in Somerville, New Jersey, the Steeplechase Cancer Center provides comprehensive cancer treatment within a calm, compassionate, patient-focused cancer care center. The cancer center is accredited by the Commission on Cancer, a quality program of the American College of Surgeons.

Commission on Cancer

At the Steeplechase Cancer Center in NJ, patients benefit from access to:

  • Multidisciplinary team approach
  • Diagnostic breast screening such as 3D mammography
  • Minimally invasive surgery, including robotic surgery
  • Plastic and reconstructive surgical experts to address breast cancer
  • A lung cancer screening program and Tobacco Quit Center to aid in the early identification and prevention of lung malignancies
  • Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) to precisely attack tumors in specific areas of the body
  • Genetic counseling
  • Pathology and laboratory services
  • Infusion therapy
  • Medical oncology
  • Radiology, including PET/CT
  • Scalp cooling treatment
  • Lymphedema screening with bioimpedance scanning
  • Nutritional counseling
  • Patient navigators
  • Social workers
  • Complementary medicine and exercise programs
  • Support groups
  • Survivorship programs
  • Sanofi US Wellness Boutique, which offers prosthetics, wigs, bras and other specialty items for patients recovering from cancer

Meet Our Cancer Teams

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At the Steeplechase Cancer Center you will receive care from a team of cancer experts including board-certified medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and surgeons who specialize in treating every type of cancer. Each multidisciplinary team includes certified oncology nurses, radiation therapists, nutritionists, and other medical professionals who have training in recognizing and addressing the unique needs of each patient. Offering the latest in cancer treatments, our team of experts take a multidisciplinary approach that delivers coordinated treatments based on an individualized treatment plan, providing care that is personalized and compassionate.

Located in a convenient, state-of-the-art facility, the Steeplechase Cancer Center offers diagnostic services, treatment, and follow-up care for a wide range of cancers, including breast, prostate, lung, and colorectal cancers.

Sanofi US Breast Care Program

Our Sanofi US Breast Care Program is accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers and named a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology. No prescriptions are required for a screening mammogram.

For more information or to request an appointment, call 908-704-3740.

Online scheduling is available at rwjbh.org/mychart.

Patient Stories

  • Sanchez’s positive experience at Steeplechase Cancer Center has inspired her to pay it forward... she plans to become a medical assistant.

    Evelyn
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  • "Knowing that I was doing something more helped me mentally...I liked that I was doing something to keep fighting.”

    Kalyani
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  • “Simona held my hand every step of the way, ensured every appointment that I needed was made and that I was comfortable”

    Camille
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