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Gianna Signorile

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Memory Of North Jersey's Gianna Signorile, 21, Stays Alive With Annual 5K Memory Of North Jersey's Gianna Signorile, 21, Stays Alive With Annual 5K
Memory Of North Jersey's Gianna Signorile, 21, Stays Alive With Annual 5K Gianna Signorile's legacy will live on forever. The lifelong Nutley resident died in December 2021 after battling a rare form of liver cancer. In her obituary from the Biondi Funeral Home, she was remembered as a hero who shined bright in every room she entered. A straight-A student at Nutley High School, Signorile attended the University of Maryland's School of Business, where she made the Dean's list before transferring to Fordham University Gabelli School of Business, according to her obituary. Even while battling cancer, she made education her top priority, her obituary reads. The Gian…

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by Sam Barron
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Nutley Native Misdiagnosed With Benign Tumor Battling Rare Liver Cancer Nutley Native Misdiagnosed With Benign Tumor Battling Rare Liver Cancer
Nutley Native Misdiagnosed With Benign Tumor Battling Rare Liver Cancer A 19-year-old Nutley native has spent the last year in and out of the hospital battling a rare cancer that doctors initially thought was a benign tumor. Gianna Signorile isn't fighting alone, though -- she's got her community's support. More than $68,600 had been raised as of Monday on a GoFundMe for the University of Maryland School of Business student. Signorile was misdiagnosed with the benign tumor in September 2019 after painful symptoms and multiple tests, the campaign says. But things only got worse and, last May, she was diagnosed with Fibrolamellar Carcinoma (FLC), the GoFun…

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by Cecilia Levine