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NJ High School Senior Battles Rare Cancer NJ High School Senior Battles Rare Cancer
NJ High School Senior Battles Rare Cancer Michael Mancusi might be battling cancer, but he won't be fighting alone.  The 18-year-old Freehold Township High School senior was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer, on April 12 after a small and irregular bump was found on his inner thigh, his girlfriend Macie Martin writes on this GoFundMe page. "Never did he imagine that this small growth would alter his life," she said. "Michael and his family will be facing a long hard battle for the next six months. Please consider assisting Michael and his family in this fight to defeat Rhabdomyosarcoma." Michael MancusiGoFundMe Mi…

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by Jon Craig
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Community Rallies For Injured North Bergen Police Officer As Fiancé Battles Brain Tumor Community Rallies For Injured North Bergen Police Officer As Fiancé Battles Brain Tumor
Community Rallies For Injured North Bergen Police Officer As Fiancé Battles Brain Tumor The migraines, seizures and dizziness Isabel Cucalon thought were symptoms of stress turned out to be something much worse: A brain tumor. The Ridgefield Park mom has had three surgeries this year to correct damage endured during the birth of her second child with fiancé Nelson Roman, since early 2021. Isabel Cucalon and Nelson Roman with their kids.GoFundMe photo Meanwhile, Roman injured his shoulder while on duty as a police officer in North Bergen. So when doctors told Cucalon that what she was experiencing was simply from stress, she believed it. But last month, when she was refer…

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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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'WE'RE FAMILY': Glen Rock Police, Colleagues Rally For Dad Of 6 Fighting Esophageal Cancer 'WE'RE FAMILY': Glen Rock Police, Colleagues Rally For Dad Of 6 Fighting Esophageal Cancer
'WE'RE Family': Glen Rock Police, Colleagues Rally For Dad Of 6 Fighting Esophageal Cancer Glen Rock police are banding with their brothers and sisters in blue in Ridgewood, Franklin Lakes and Ho-Ho-Kus to help a borough family struck by cancer. The esophageal cancer diagnosis came for Bob Allison, a father of six, in July. “The primary tumor was about 4.5 cm,” according to the Glen Rock PBA. “There was a smaller 4 mm tumor in the upper esophagus, and a few cancerous lymph nodes.” Initial chemotherapy rounds weren’t effective. Allison has begun a new chemo treatment, along with radiation, to be followed by surgery in January or February. Glen Rock police are dedicating this y…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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