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Attacking Advanced Cancer

“The good news is that everything worked out pretty much how I told them it would.”
A woman survives late-stage breast cancer thanks to leading-edge therapies. Erin Buchalter remembers the day she noticed a lump ...
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My Cancer Was Treatable

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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Clinical Trial May Prevent Woman's Breast Cancer From Returning

"Knowing that I was doing something more helped me mentally...I liked that I was doing something to keep fighting.”
Kalyani Gadgil of Edison was just past her 40th birthday in 2019 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer after noticing some ...
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Breast Cancer Survivor Sings National Anthem at NJ Devils Game

“Simona held my hand every step of the way, ensured every appointment that I needed was made and that I was comfortable”
When Camille See Wai discovered a lump in her left breast in summer 2020, she wisely reached out to her doctor. After undergoing ...
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A Life Saved

“We’re thrilled. I’m grateful my father was treated at a hospital that offers the most progressive treatment possible.”
Robotic surgery, combined with an experimental therapy, stopped one patient's aggressive cancer in its tracks. The lab report ...
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Improving the Future of Cancer Care

“Before these drugs were approved by the Food and Drug Administration, my prognosis would have been very different.”
One Breast Cancer Patient’s Experience in a Clinical Trial. During her recent battle with an aggressive type of breast cancer, ...
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A Gift of Comfort

“All of these people had come together to support me, and I felt I needed to give back. I was happy I was able to help other patients.”
One breast cancer survivor was so grateful for the support and expert care she received that she decided to give back to other ...
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Patient Thanks RWJ Somerset Nurses

I'll never forget it... All three shifts, they're all angels.
Dear RWJ Somerset Nurses, I'll never forget it... All three shifts, they're all angels. With love, Dominic
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Painting the Pain Away

After her treatment, Karen wanted to help others heal through art.
Karen Haake was frightened after receiving a cervical cancer diagnosis, but she believed that her experience would be a positive ...
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