Tag: Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
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Annual Walk for Diane marks decade of supporting early detection of breast cancer
The 10th Annual 5K (3.1 miles) Walk for Diane helps raise funds for women who are unable to afford procedures to detect breast cancer early, when it is most treatable, and receive potentially life-saving care. Sponsored by the North Brunswick-based Amy Feiman Behar Foundation for Cancer Prevention, Inc., the Walk for Diane starts at 9…
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Cancer program at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital recognized for excellence
The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted Three-Year Accreditation with Commendation to The Cancer Program at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, in partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. To earn voluntary CoC…
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Regional Cancer Care Associates opens new office in Old Bridge
Regional Cancer Care Associates (RCCA) opened a new office at Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge in Suite 470, 2 Hospital Plaza, with lead physician Nandini Ignatius, M.D. Dr. Ignatius is board certified in internal medicine, medical oncology and hematology. She joined RCCA after working for Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey where she served as assistant…
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Care to Walk for breast and ovarian cancer Oct. 28 in North Brunswick
The 20th annual North Brunswick Care to Walk/Run to honor those who have been affected by breast and ovarian cancer will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Oct. 28 at the football field at North Brunswick Township High School, 98 Raider Road, North Brunswick. Check in begins at 8 a.m., followed by opening…
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Legacy of Brady Wells to live on through Hugs for Brady Foundation Pediatric Cancer Research Lab
One day prior to what would have been Brady Michael Wells’ 10th birthday, his family celebrated the Hugs for Brady Foundation Pediatric Cancer Research Lab. On Aug. 20 was the ribbon cutting at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the institute’s first laboratory devoted to its Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Program. Because of generous financial support from donors,…
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Organization tries to save lives one pedal at a time
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The 11th Annual Bike Ride for Amy on June 3 originates in South Brunswick and courses through Middlesex and Somerset counties for a good cause: to raise funds for early detection of breast cancer among uninsured and underinsured individuals in central New Jersey. The Bike Ride for Amy is sponsored by The…
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Middlesex County pancreatic cancer walk set for June 9
The Middlesex County Department of Public Safety and Health, Office of Health Services, will sponsor the 10th Annual Pancreatic Cancer 5K Run for the Cure and Cancer Awareness Walk on June 9 at Roosevelt Park in Edison. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. Runners will start at 9 a.m., and the walkers will follow shortly after. All funds raised…
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Registration open for co-ed softball tournament to benefit pancreatic cancer research
The Middlesex County Department of Public Safety and Health, Health Services Office, and the Office of Parks and Recreation, will sponsor a co-ed softball tournament on July 21 beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Warren Park in Woodbridge. Twelve teams will be accepted, and each team is guaranteed to play three games. Space is limited. Teams are accepted on…
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Walk for Diane continues fight against breast cancer
The 5K “Walk for Diane” will serve its ninth year raising funds for women who are unable to afford procedures to detect breast cancer early, when it is most treatable. The walk, sponsored by The Amy Feiman Behar Foundation for Cancer Prevention, starts at 9 a.m. Oct. 29 at Buccleuch Park in New Brunswick, originating…