As New Jersey’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey together with RWJBarnabas Health, provides patients access to the most advanced treatment options including complex surgical procedures, sophisticated radiation therapy techniques, innovative clinical trials, immunotherapy, and precision medicine.
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Marking a Major Milestone in Prostate Cancer Surgery |
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Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Urologic Oncology chief Isaac Yi Kim, MD, PhD, has completed his 2,000th robotic prostatectomy at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, an RWJBarnabas Health facility and one of the few hospitals in the state designated to teach surgeons about this technique. Dr. Kim, who is also the director of the Prostate Cancer Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute and medical director of Robotic Surgery at Monmouth Medical Center, also an RWJBarnabas Health facility, performed the operation on a 63 year old Toms River man diagnosed with prostate cancer. Learn more
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You’ve Taken Every Precaution and So Have We: It’s Safe to Get Your Mammogram |
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Identifying breast cancer early is important, as early detection has been shown to improve a woman's overall prognosis. Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health facilities have several safeguards in place so women can safely continue to get this potentially life-saving screening. Deborah Toppmeyer, MD, chief medical officer and director of the Stacy Goldstein Breast Cancer Center and LIFE Center at Rutgers Cancer Institute and professor of medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School shares more.
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Donate the Gift of Blood and Platelets |
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Donating blood and platelets saves lives, and is more important now than ever. The people who need blood the most, including cancer patients, haven’t stopped needing it during the coronavirus pandemic. Roger Strair, MD, PhD, chief of blood disorders at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and professor of medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, shares more about safely donating blood to address blood supply deficits caused by annual summer shortages and COIVD-19 restrictions. Read more
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Don’t Delay Colorectal Cancer Screening |
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While people might still be hesitant to visit health care facilities for routine medical services like cancer screenings, further delaying preventative care may cause more harm than good. Most colorectal cancers can be prevented through regular screening and the detection and removal of polyps, so it is important to follow through with appointments for essential care during this time, and it is safe to do so. Howard S. Hochster, MD, FACP, associate director for clinical research and director of gastrointestinal oncology at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and director of oncology research at RWJBarnabas Health, shares more.
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