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, recently announced a transformative investment to conquer cancer through groundbreaking research and personalized, compassionate patient care. With the goal of creating healthier, brighter futures for patients, families and communities across New Jersey and the nation, investments are being made in state-of-the-art facilities, translational research, sophisticated technologies and nationally recognized faculty, physicians and staff, who are reimagining cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Learn more.

Experts from Rutgers Cancer Institute and RWJBarnabas Health will present numerous hematology/oncology research findings at the 65th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition being held this week. This includes data from clinical trials evaluating progression-free survival of early and advanced stage Hodgkin lymphoma, development and validation of the modern-day model, Advanced-Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma International Prognostic Index (E-HIPI), as well as other key findings. For a full list of presentations, click here.

The New Jersey Devils hosted their annual Hockey Fights Cancer Night in partnership with RWJBarnabas Health last month. During the game, the team honored 13-year-old Charlie Shomers, who completed treatment for an aggressive form of brain cancer at The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Rutgers Cancer Institute. Highlights of his game day-experience included an official Devils jersey and locker stall, a meet and greet with his favorite Devils player, and participation in a ceremonial puck drop. Rahul R. Parikh, MD, MBA, medical director of the Laurie Proton Therapy Center at RWJUH and Rutgers Cancer Institute was also honored as the Hero of the Game. Learn more.

Many people find that the holidays bring as much stress as they do joy, especially if you’re undergoing cancer treatment, caring for a family member or friend who has cancer, or grieving the loss of a loved one who had cancer. But there are ways to ease through the season. Lauren Campasano, MSW, LSW and Elizabeth Brady, MSW, LCSW, social workers at Rutgers Cancer Institute and RWJBarnabas Health, share coping strategies to help bolster your mental health during the holidays. Learn more.