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Where Are We Headed in Our War Against Cancer? [SERIES]

Kelly Waldron — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:30:47 +0000

In Part V of our five-day series, "Winning the War on Cancer," we take a look at where we are headed in our fight against the disease.

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Two-Time Cancer Survivor from Brick Shares Story [SERIES]

Kelly Waldron — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:49:29 +0000

In Part IV of our series "Winning the War on Cancer", we hear the story of a 22-year-old woman who has survived cancer not once, but twice.

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Clinical Trial Saves Rumson Girl's Life [SERIES]

Kelly Waldron — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:00:00 +0000

In Part III of our week-long series "Winning the War on Cancer" we see how precision medicine helped save a 9-year-old Rumson girl's life.

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Targeting Cancer, Increasing Survival [SERIES]

Kelly Waldron — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:35:34 +0000

This is the second part of a week-long series titled "Winning the War on Cancer." Today we look into precision medicine and how it's playing a role in increasing survival rates.

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World Class Cancer Center Coming to Camden

Kevin McArdle — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:45:37 +0000

One of the world’s premier cancer treatment and research facilities is teaming up with a south Jersey hospital to open up a $100 million cancer center in Camden. Officials with MD Anderson and Cooper University Health Care say the center will be up and running this October. Gov. Chris Christie made the announcement this morning.

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Are We Winning the War on Cancer? [SERIES]

Kelly Waldron — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:15:11 +0000

This is Part I of a five-part series titled, "Winning the War on Cancer." In today's story we ask: Are we winning the war? Where do we stand in our fight against the disease?

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Zack Sobiech Loses Battle with Cancer but Leaves the World an Amazing Song

Steve Trevelise — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:49:40 +0000

Zack Sobiech is an 18 year-old who passed away last Monday after a long battle with cancer. After learning that he had a few months to live, he decided to leave the hospital, be with his family and friends and leave his legacy in the songs he would write to say goodbye
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Sisters Kicked Out of King of Prussia Mall for 'F Cancer' Hats – Was it Right? [POLL]

Steve Trevelise — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:54:07 +0000

Three sisters who lost their mother to cancer at the age of 51 were ejected from the King Of Prussia Mall in Pa for wearing hats that said F cancer with the U in the word replaced by the cancer ribbon.
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Barnabas Health Recruits Volunteers for Historic Cancer Study [AUDIO]

Rosetta Key — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:48:34 +0000

Barnabas Health has teamed up with the American Cancer Society (ACS) in recruiting volunteers for a nationwide Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3), which is looking for 300,000 people across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, who are cancer free.
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Striving To Raise Pancreatic Cancer Survival Rates [AUDIO]

Matthew White — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:43:03 +0000

A North Jersey group is taking to the fight to raise awareness and survival rates for pancreatic cancer.
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