Patient Stories

“The treatment continues to go well, and I feel good. I love the fact that it’s a pill—no IV or needles. I’m back to work, traveling, going to church and doing all the things I enjoy.”

A woman beats back lung cancer thanks to advanced, targeted therapy. Cynthia Odeh, a nurse in Newark, was navigating an ...

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One of the things that caught my attention is the way the medical personnel take care of the patients...

Nadia Pierre came all the way from Haiti to be treated at the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Trinitas Regional Medical Center, ...

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“For people who are going through what I’m going through, I want them to not be afraid, to feel empowered and to remain confident about the possibilities in life.”

When New Jersey resident Ferlie Almonte was diagnosed with triple-positive breast cancer, she turned to doctors at two ...

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“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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“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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"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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“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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“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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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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