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Understanding Environmental Cancers: Risks and Prevention Tips

Chemicals permeate our daily lives—from the food we eat to the clothes we wear, the places we sit, and the environments we work in....

Navigating Cancer Survivorship: What Comes Next After a Diagnosis

Hearing the word “cancer” turns your whole world upside down in an instant. But as Meg McQuarrie, executive director of The Elixir Fund, shares, cancer survivorship begins the moment you...

7 Things Everyone Should Know About Preventing Skin Cancer

Summer is here, and experts are sharing their tips to protect you and your kids from the sun’s harmful rays. Bahar Dasgeb, MD, a dermato-oncologist with Rutgers Cancer Institute;...

Caregiver Burnout Is Real. Here’s How and Where to Get Help

Between having to care for an ill or elderly loved one, the kids and themselves, the stress on caregivers can be overwhelming. When the burden gets to be too...

What You Should Know About Patient Navigators (+ How They Improve Health Outcomes)

Navigating health care is a huge and overwhelming responsibility for most of us but even more so in underserved communities where many are underinsured. That’s where patient navigators come...

What to Know About Lung Cancer Screenings and How They Improve Survival Rates

Lung cancer is one of the fastest-growing and most aggressive forms of cancer. Smoking cigarettes is the number one risk factor, but exposure to secondhand smoke as well as...

Keeping Your Gut Microbiome Healthy Will Help You Ward Off Disease

What do you think of when you hear the term “gut health?” Everything from what we eat and drink and our lifestyle choices to whether we overuse antibiotics affects...

Everyone in NJ Has Healthcare Options, Even If They’re Uninsured

Whether or not you have health insurance, you can visit a federally qualified healthcare center (FQHC), also known as a community health center, a medical clinic funded in part...

Getting a Colonoscopy Is The Best Way to Prevent Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal cancer often presents with no symptoms, which is a scary thought considering more than 150,000 new cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year. In recent years, people...

How Patient-Centered Healthcare Helps You Be Your Own Best Advocate

When it comes to your health, the person who knows your body best is you. Doctors are integral in helping you make educated decisions, and patient-centered healthcare is all...

What to Know About Hepatitis B And How to Limit Its Damage

Considered a silent epidemic because it’s extremely contagious and most people who are infected don’t know they have it, hepatitis B is a vaccine-preventable liver infection caused by the...

A Look at a Transformative Investment in Cancer Research and Care in NJ

RWJBarnabas Health, the state's largest academic health system, and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, are announcing a transformative investment...

How Healthy Choices Can Reduce Your Cancer Risk

Many cancers can be prevented through lifestyle choices, and that includes eating a nutritious diet, being physically active, maintaining a healthy body weight, not smoking, and not drinking. Dr....