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TV Star From Jersey City Who 'Never Smoked Cigarette' Announces Lung Cancer Diagnosis TV Star From Jersey City Who 'Never Smoked Cigarette' Announces Lung Cancer Diagnosis
TV Star From Jersey City Who 'Never Smoked Cigarette' Announces Lung Cancer Diagnosis Let's get one thing straight: It's not a TikTok, it's a sick tok. Kate Micucci, a 43-year-old painter and actress best known for her role as Lucy on the "Big Bang Theory;" took to the video-sharing app from the hospital to announce — she had lung cancer — but she got it removed. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bothering The Band (@botheringtheband) "They caught it really early," said Micucci, who grew up in Jersey City and Nazareth, PA.  "It’s pretty weird because I’ve never smoked a cigarette in my life. It was a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
'Icon To The Community': NJ Ground Zero First Responder Mickey McCabe Dead At 76 'Icon To The Community': NJ Ground Zero First Responder Mickey McCabe Dead At 76
'Icon To The Community': NJ Ground Zero First Responder Mickey McCabe Dead At 76 Mickey McCabe was all about helping the City of Bayonne. The longtime first responder and community leader died on Monday, June 19 after a long battle with lung cancer, according to his obituary.  McCabe and his wife Judy started McCabe Ambulance Company, which they operated for more than 50 years, his obituary reads.  McCabe was also co-founder and chairperson of the board of BCB Community Bank and a founding member of the Bayonne St. Patrick's Parade Committee, according to his obituary. On 9/11, McCabe went to Manhattan to be a part of the rescue efforts at Ground Zero, working at the…

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by Sam Barron
Obituaries
Hearts Break Following Death Of Bergen's Kelly DaCosta, 41, After Years-Long Lung Cancer Battle Hearts Break Following Death Of Bergen's Kelly DaCosta, 41, After Years-Long Lung Cancer Battle
Hearts Break Following Death Of Bergen's Kelly DaCosta, 41, After Years-Long Lung Cancer Battle Kelly DaCosta, who died after a years-long battle with lung cancer on Wednesday, April 12, is being remembered for her infectious personality and passion for teaching, according to her obituary.  DaCosta, a Lyndhurst native and first grade teacher in Essex Fells, is survived by her husband, Jason, her parents, Richard and Diane, her sister Tracy, and numerous family members and friends, her obituary reads. My most beautiful angel Posted by Richard Mitchell on Thursday, April 13, 2023 A graduate of Lyndhurst High School, DaCosta earned her bachelor's degree in education from Montclair S…

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by Sam Barron
Obituaries
Hoboken Native, Cliffside Park Grandmother Geraldine Pannacciulli Was Devoted Matriarch Hoboken Native, Cliffside Park Grandmother Geraldine Pannacciulli Was Devoted Matriarch
Hoboken Native, Cliffside Park Grandmother Geraldine Pannacciulli Was Devoted Matriarch Geraldine "GG" Pannacciulli (nee Kocian), of Cliffside Park, died on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 after a two-year battle with lung and brain cancer. She was 66. Geraldine was a devoted mother to sons Christopher Pannacciulli and  Nic Pannacciulli and their wives, Sabrenna and Elecia, respectively, and a loving grandmother to Stella, Isabella, and Charli.  Geraldine was predeceased by her sister, Denise Cummings.  Born in Hoboken, Geraldine lived the majority of her life in New Jersey — with the exception of several brief years in California before returning to New Jersey in 201…

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by Daily Voice
Lifestyle
Non-Smokers Develop Lung Cancer, Too Non-Smokers Develop Lung Cancer, Too
Non-Smokers Develop Lung Cancer, Too More than 80% of lung cancer cases are attributed to smoking. But that means that nearly a fifth of cases afflict non-smokers, a percentage that has increased in recent years. Both environmental and genetic factors are in play when non-smokers get lung cancer. Despite marked improvements in U.S. air quality, there are still plenty of irritants and harmful pollutants in the environment. The Leading Cause Exposure to radon gas is the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers and the second-leading cause overall, responsible for more than 20,000 lung-cancer deaths annually. Radon is harmles…

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FDA Approved Medicine Has Makings Of 'Excellent Cancer Drug,' Holy Name Doc Says FDA Approved Medicine Has Makings Of 'Excellent Cancer Drug,' Holy Name Doc Says
FDA Approved Medicine Has Makings Of 'Excellent Cancer Drug,' Holy Name Doc Says A Holy Name Medical Center physician says a new cancer drug recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration is a significant step in the right direction. Vitrakvi (Larotrectinib) is for adults and children with solid tumors who test positive for TPM3-NTRK gene fusion, which Holy Name oncologist, Dr. Elan Diamond, likened to an on-switch that certain cancers depend on for growth and survival. Shutting off the switch can shut off the cancer. "It's a very fascinating development," he said. "This is one of the newest iterations of what we consider to be targeted treatment for cancer…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Non-Smokers Can Get Lung Cancer Too -- This Glen Rock Mom Did Non-Smokers Can Get Lung Cancer Too -- This Glen Rock Mom Did
Non-Smokers Can Get Lung Cancer Too -- This Glen Rock Mom Did Jennifer Cosgrove of Glen Rock has never been a smoker. The mom of three was in the best shape of her life when disaster struck last year: Lung cancer, Stage IV. The 39-year-old tested positive for the ALK+ gene rearrangement, a rare type of lung cancer typically found among younger non-smokers. More than $8,000 has already been raised for the ALK+ Research Fund ahead of an upcoming fundraiser for Cosgrove. (CLICK HERE TO DONATE). The current line of therapy Cosgrove is on only lasts for a period of time before the cancer progresses and mutates. Longer-term survival is dependent on contin…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Daughter: Special Ring Taken From Finger Of Dying River Vale Mom, 80 Daughter: Special Ring Taken From Finger Of Dying River Vale Mom, 80
Daughter: Special Ring Taken From Finger Of Dying River Vale Mom, 80 RIVER VALE, N.J. -- It was heartbreaking enough for a River Vale woman and her sister to lose their mom, at 80, to lung cancer a couple of weeks ago. Discovering that a special ring was missing from her finger while she was hospitalized just days earlier only deepened the pain. Frances Lang "got the ring from her mom when she graduated Dickinson High School in Jersey City in the 1950s," Diane Lang Van Saders said. Her mother, who lived in River Vale, was diagnosed with lung cancer a year ago. She underwent chemotherapy "and her lungs shut down," Van Saders said. "…

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by Jerry DeMarco