Recent Posts in Cancer Care

Dec 17, 2024 - In Cancer Care Coping with Cancer-Related Fatigue

Practical Strategies for Daily Life M. Hamza Habib, MD Cancer-related fatigue is one of the most common and challenging side effects faced by individuals undergoing cancer treatment. Unlike everyday tiredness, this fatigue is profound, persistent, and not ...

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Dec 9, 2024 - In Cancer Care Lung Cancer Awareness

Produced in partnership with the American Cancer Society (ACS), Dr. Adam Lackey , Surgical Oncologist Thoracic Surgeon, highlights the importance of lung cancer awareness and early detection to ensure that community residents are aware of the latest ...

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Nov 27, 2024 - In Cancer Care Rutgers Cancer Institute and RWJBarnabas Health to Unveil Pioneering Blood Cancer Research at the 66th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition

The institution will highlight its latest advancements in hematology and oncology through 66 oral and poster presentations New Brunswick, N.J., November 27, 2024 – Physician-scientists from Rutgers Cancer Institute and RWJBarnabas Health will showcase a ...

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Nov 26, 2024 - In Cancer Care The Chinese Medical Program Hosted the 2nd Annual Cancer Prevention and Support Group

The Chinese Medical Program successfully hosted the 2nd Annual Cancer Support Group event on Saturday, October 12, 2024. About 100 participants came enthusiastically to learn about the latest cancer treatments and cancer-related information and ...

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Nov 26, 2024 - In Cancer Care Becker’s Hospital Review Names RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute to 2024’s “100+ Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs" List

West Orange, NJ, November 26, 2024 – RWJBarnabas Health , together with Rutgers Cancer Institute , has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review ’s 100+ Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs list for 2024, for the second consecutive year. ...

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Oct 22, 2024 - In Cancer Care Breast Cancer Services at Jersey City Medical Center

Dr. Akunyili and Dr. Lazo sit down with Rebecca Yang, MD , Director of Breast Surgery and the Comprehensive Breast Health Program at Jersey City Medical Center, a facility of RWJBarnabas Health. Dr. Yang, a member of RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group , ...

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Oct 22, 2024 - In Cancer Care Hematology and Oncology Services at Jersey City Medical Center

Dr. Akunyili and Dr. Lazo sit down with Arunabh Sekhri, MD , Hematology and Medical Oncology, an RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group provider, regarding oncology modalities, therapies, clinical trials and services offered through Jersey City Medical Center, ...

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Oct 22, 2024 - In Cancer Care Discussing All Things Breast Cancer

Michele Blackwood, MD , FACS, Medical Director of Breast Services for the Northern Region of RWJBarnabas Health, Jennifer Wagmiller, MD , a medical oncologist at CBMC, and their patient and CBMC volunteer , breast cancer survivor, Shirley Ann Paul , ...

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Oct 17, 2024 - In Cancer Care Steven K. Libutti, MD, FACS, Named Inaugural William N. Hait Director at Rutgers Cancer Institute

Directorship named in honor of the founding director of Rutgers Cancer Institute New Brunswick, N.J., October 17, 2024 – Today, the Rutgers Board of Governors appointed Steven K. Libutti, MD, FACS , as the inaugural William N. Hait Director of Rutgers ...

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