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"It's a very difficult disease to treat," said Dr. Deborah Toppmeyer, chief medical officer at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey. "There is a lot of ongoing research in this subtype of breast cancer, trying to find weapons that can be effective."

The first home infusion pilot program for cancer patients in New Jersey has been launched hoping to prevent the disruption of chemo during he pandemic.

Louis Graham had no hesitation eight years ago or in 2020 about going to see a doctor when he noticed something was off.

Getting yearly mammograms can lead to early detection, better treatments, and higher survival rates for breast cancer, according to one Rutgers breast oncologist.

Leaders associated with the project say that upon its completion, a number of cancer patients in New Jersey will no longer have to travel out of state for comprehensive care under one roof.

Right now, comfort from family members and conversations about death and dying can come only from phone or video calls, not a gaze into a patient's eye or the touch of a hand.

There is no approved medical treatment for COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus.

"That translates into big numbers on an absolute basis," Dr. Maurice Carioli, a medical oncologist with Virtua Health, told New Jersey 101.5.

Once a child successfully completes treatment, questions the family or the child may have about long-term health effects often go unanswered.

"Unfortunately, some people do let things go. They see a strange spot and they don't think it can be cancer," said Dr. Carolyn Heckman, researcher at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.