Recent Posts in Cancer Care

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, discuss ...

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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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Oct 17, 2024 - In Cancer Care Supporting Cancer Care

A generous gift helps pave the way for a new state-of-the-art cancer center. Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC) has received a visionary gift of $30 million from Andrea and Anthony Melchiorre to support a new multidisciplinary stand-alone cancer ...

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Oct 17, 2024 - In Cancer Care RESULTS: Study on Advanced-Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma Published in the New England Journal of Medicine

October 17, 2024 – Groundbreaking results from a clinical trial evaluating a novel treatment for advanced-stage classic Hodgkin lymphoma were published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). The study, titled "Nivolumab-AVD in Advanced-Stage ...

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Oct 14, 2024 - In Cancer Care Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: A Modern Approach to Breast Cancer Surgery

New Brunswick, N.J., October 1, 2024 –Thanks to advances in breast cancer research and personalized treatment approaches, patients diagnosed with breast cancer now have more surgical options than ever before. Among these innovative approaches is the ...

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Oct 14, 2024 - In Cancer Care Am I too Young for a Mammogram?

New Brunswick, N.J., October 1, 2024 – Breast cancer may not be the first concern for many young women, however, in recent years, research is showing that cancers are on the rise for younger Americans under 50. One of the best ways to tackle breast cancer ...

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Oct 7, 2024 - In Cancer Care Ask the Doctor October 2024

Mammograms Are Crucial to Women’s Health: Here’s Why Firas G. Eladoumikdachi, MD While researchers continue to make advancements in cancer detection and treatment for breast cancer, one of the best ways to tackle the disease is through early detection and ...

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