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Every Cancer Patient In Remission After Miraculous Memorial Sloan Kettering Drug Trial Every Cancer Patient In Remission After Miraculous Memorial Sloan Kettering Drug Trial
Every Cancer Patient In Remission After Miraculous Memorial Sloan Kettering Drug Trial More than 15 rectal cancer patients who participated in a drug trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center are in remission. The first patient to try the drug was Washington DC's Sascha Roth, who got the good news on a Friday evening just four weeks before she was scheduled to undergo weeks of radiation therapy. More than a dozen others would soon receive the good news. The MSK clinical trial was investigating if immunotherapy alone could beat rectal cancer that had not spread to other tissues, in a subset of patients whose tumor contained a specific genetic mutation, the hospital sai…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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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How Retired Ridgewood Physician Saved New Zealand Mom's Life Over Facebook How Retired Ridgewood Physician Saved New Zealand Mom's Life Over Facebook
How Retired Ridgewood Physician Saved New Zealand Mom's Life Over Facebook The New Zealand mom whose life was saved by a retired Ridgewood physician is on her way to the U.S. to shake his hand this week, according to a new column that the doctor penned for NJ.com. Sajjad Iqbal has been retired from medicine for more than 30 years but still serves on the board of the Facebook's Head and Neck Cancer Support Group -- and also for a cancer patient empowerment non-profit organization. Diana Craig, 54, of Auckland, New Zealand, was first diagnosed with throat cancer in 2018, the NJ.com article says. The cancer spread to her lymph nodes and she underwent to surgeries an…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Wayne Family Faces Unimaginable As Boy Battles Cancer Wayne Family Faces Unimaginable As Boy Battles Cancer
Wayne Family Faces Unimaginable As Boy Battles Cancer Art school, driving his electric car and his little brother. These are what Wayne's Nikolas Serenkov misses most. The 3-year-old has spent the better part of this summer at Hackensack University Medical Center receiving treatment for neuroblastoma. Since his diagnosis last June, Nikolas gave up his favorite things and instead, became very painful and uncomfortable. ** CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO A GOFUNDME LAUNCHED FOR THE SERENKOV FAMILY ** Aside from the physical and emotional tolls that the Serenkovs are facing, a financial one is looming: Nikolas' mom Marina Serenkov could loose her job…

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by Cecilia Levine
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‘I Finally Get To Be A Kid Again,' Says Cancer Patient Cured By HUMC's New Treatment ‘I Finally Get To Be A Kid Again,' Says Cancer Patient Cured By HUMC's New Treatment
‘I Finally Get To Be A Kid Again,' Says Cancer Patient Cured By Humc's New Treatment Olivia Viscogliosi is a curious, outgoing and very active three-year-old. But, earlier this year, her parents were concerned about her future.  At the age of two, Olivia of Harrison, N.Y. was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia , a rare form of the disease. “There was a time when Olivia had a lot going on and we were constantly watching every single tiny movement she would make and constantly worrying about the next thing that was going to happen or complication with her illness,” said Dory Viscogliosi, Olivia’s mother.  “She is so energetic now. We have a three-year-old who like…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Your Allergies Are About To Get Way Worse; Bergen County Doc Has Tips Your Allergies Are About To Get Way Worse; Bergen County Doc Has Tips
Your Allergies Are About To Get Way Worse; Bergen County Doc Has Tips The first phase of allergy season has only just begun in North Jersey, but a Bergen County allergy specialist has tips that he hopes will provide some relief. Theodore Falk, M.D., is the medical director for allergy programs at Holy Name Medical Center and the lead physician at Allergy & Immunology Associates of Teaneck and River Edge. Allergies are a dual phase illness causing patients weeks and months of high-allergy misery, Falk said. Although there may still be snow on the ground, the sun is warm enough to release microscopic pollen from trees as early as mid-March. When the polle…

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by Cecilia Levine