Somerville, NJ – (DATE) – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Somerset, an RWJBarnabas Health hospital, has expanded its breast cancer services with new technologies and medical experts to enhance its already exceptional offerings. Together with Rutgers Cancer Institute, the state’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, RWJUH Somerset provides women in Central New Jersey access to world-class cancer care including clinical trials, immunotherapy, genetic testing, and precision medicine — close to home.
The Sanofi US Breast Care Center at the hospital’s Steeplechase Cancer Center has added a new digital mammography unit which expands available appointments for diagnostic mammograms and patients who need breast biopsies. Weekday evening and Saturday appointments are available for annual screening mammograms.
In addition, the Steeplechase Cancer Center recently welcomed Roshini George, DO, a medical oncologist who specializes in breast cancer. Dr. George joins hematologist/oncologists Kathleen Toomey, MD and Eshan Patel, MD at Cancer and Blood Specialists, an RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group practice located at the Steeplechase Cancer Center.
As part of our commitment to early cancer detection and improved patient outcomes, RWJUH Somerset recently introduced several innovative technologies for breast cancer patients:
- ImpediMed Sozo Technology: Facilitates the early detection of lymphedema in breast cancer patients; treatment can be started even before they notice symptoms so that progression to chronic lymphedema can be prevented.
- Magtrace Technology: A non-radioactive, liquid tracer that is used to mark the sentinel lymph nodes and can help avoid unnecessary lymph node surgery in some breast cancer patients. The lymph nodes are marked at the same time or in advance of surgery to remove breast tissue. Only if the breast tissue is determined to be invasive will a delayed sentinel lymph node biopsy be performed to determine if the cancer has spread.
- Magseed Marker Technology: A non-wire, minimally invasive localization seed that can be placed before surgery to assist surgeons in precisely locating breast cancer tissue to be removed.
“We are thrilled to welcome Dr. George to our multidisciplinary breast cancer team as we continue to enhance the breast cancer services offered at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset,” said Deborah Lue, MD, Medical Director of Breast Cancer Services at the Steeplechase Cancer Center. “These additions will enable us to more effectively meet the growing community needs and provide the highest level of diagnostic, medical, and surgical care to all our patients.”
“Combining state-of-the-art technologies and some of the region’s top specialists, we are setting new standards for early detection, precise diagnosis, and tailored treatment for patients along with support throughout every step of their journey,” added Kerstin Scheper, DNP, RN, OCN, GERO-BC, NE-BC, Assistant Vice President, Oncology Services at RWJUH Somerset.
As part of its comprehensive care model, the Steeplechase Cancer Center launched a breast cancer survivorship program in October 2024. The program’s mission is to optimize patient functional status and outcomes during their cancer treatments and beyond.
“Through pre-treatment patient education and the utilization of preventative nutrition, exercise protocols, stress management, and healthy lifestyle strategies, the survivorship program will provide pre-habilitative services and maximize the benefits of the Steeplechase Cancer Center’s outstanding multi-disciplinary care team,” said Dr. Lue. “Survivorship functional assessments at the start of cancer care are essential to empowering patients, involving them in their planning, and improving their short and long-term treatment results.”
The Steeplechase Cancer Center also offers support groups and complementary medicine programs, including tai chi, yoga, and horticulture therapy. The Sanofi US Wellness Boutique, located on the cancer center’s lobby level, provides image recovery products, such as prosthetics, wigs, bras, and bathing suits for women who have had mastectomies.
For more information about breast cancer services at RWJUH Somerset, visit rwjbh.org/somerset.
Annual screening mammograms can be scheduled online without a prescription at rwjbh.org/somerset.
About Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset
Located in Somerville, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Somerset, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, is a nationally accredited, 343-bed regional hospital providing comprehensive emergency, medical/surgical, behavioral health and rehabilitative services to central New Jersey residents. As a designated teaching hospital of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, the hospital maintains a family medicine residency program with 21 residents.
RWJUH Somerset has earned significant national recognition for clinical quality and patient safety including the prestigious Magnet® Award for Nursing Excellence. As the first hospital in New Jersey to offer primary health care services for the LGBTQIA community, RWJUH Somerset has been honored as a Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign.
The Steeplechase Cancer Center at RWJUH Somerset has NAPBC and ACR accreditation and is designated as a Comprehensive Community Cancer Center by the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer. RWJBarnabas Health and RWJUH Somerset together with Rutgers Cancer Institute — the state’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center — bring a world class team of researchers and specialists to fight alongside you, providing close-to-home access to the latest treatment and clinical trials.
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