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Freehold, NJ
Sports
Supporters Of Freehold Township HS Football Coach Battling Cancer Plan Drive-By Event Supporters Of Freehold Township HS Football Coach Battling Cancer Plan Drive-By Event
Supporters Of Freehold Township HS Football Coach Battling Cancer Plan Drive-By Event Freehold is rallying to support a beloved football coach and history teacher battling a rare and aggressive form of cancer. An event called "Coach Mac’s KO Cancer Drive By" will be held in the Freehold Township High School parking lot at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22. The drive-by was planned to show support for 44-year-old Brian McNamara as he undergoes heavy chemotherapy and radiation treatments. The special parade was organized by a close friend of McNamara's named Lenny. "Everyone has been asking to see Brian, but due to his current treatment schedule and health, this dr…

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by Chris Spiker
Dorchester, MA
Lifestyle
Ryan Reynolds, Special Guest Bond With 8-Year-Old Cancer Patient At Boston Hospital Ryan Reynolds, Special Guest Bond With 8-Year-Old Cancer Patient At Boston Hospital
Ryan Reynolds, Special Guest Bond With 8-Year-Old Cancer Patient At Boston Hospital Ryan Reynolds got the chance to meet a real-world superhero in Massachusetts.  The "Deadpool" star stopped by Mass General for Children on Friday, Sept. 20, to spend some time with Nash, a Canadian boy getting radiation treatments at the Boston hospital who is also a big fan of the "merc with the mouth."  Nash has a rare form of cancer called Rhabdomyosarcoma. Related: Ryan Reynolds Raves About His Trip To Region Movie Theater "Everything you've gone through, that is a lot for an 8-year-old kid to shoulder," Reynolds told the boy. "I hope you know that." The Canadian-born Reyno…

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by Josh Lanier
Edison, NJ
Sports
Beloved Rutgers Equipment Manager Battling Cancer Sees Support From Athletes Beloved Rutgers Equipment Manager Battling Cancer Sees Support From Athletes
Beloved Rutgers Equipment Manager Battling Cancer Sees Support From Athletes Support is on the rise for a Rutgers University equipment manager and devoted dad following a heartbreaking cancer diagnosis. 1989 Rutgers graduate Ulysses Molina, aka "Uly,” has worked at the university for more than 30 years, currently managing equipment for the men's and women's lacrosse and soccer programs, according to a GoFundMe launched for his medical support. A resident of Somerville, Molina was recently diagnosed with throat cancer and must undergo a series of chemotherapy and radiation treatments, the fundraiser says. Meanwhile, he and his wife, Denise’s daughter, Isabella, grad…

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by Valerie Musson
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
South Jersey Coach, Dad Braces For 30 Rounds Of Brain Cancer Treatment South Jersey Coach, Dad Braces For 30 Rounds Of Brain Cancer Treatment
South Jersey Coach, Dad Braces For 30 Rounds Of Brain Cancer Treatment In less than a month, reality changed for an Atlantic County dad and sports coach. Absecon's John Gorman was diagnosed with Glioblastoma, an aggressive form of malignant brain cancer, earlier this month. He's already had brain surgery, and now, he's bracing for 30 rounds of radiation treatment at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. A GoFundMe page launched for the family had raised more than $39,600 as of Thursday, March 23. The Gormans will need to commute to Philadelphia every day for six weeks. Chemotherapy will begin simultaneously. "John and Erin were b…

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by Jon Craig
Dorchester, MA
Lifestyle
GoFundMe RoundUp: Help These Massachusetts Women Fight Breast Cancer GoFundMe RoundUp: Help These Massachusetts Women Fight Breast Cancer
GoFundMe RoundUp: Help These Massachusetts Women Fight Breast Cancer October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and we'd like to highlight some of the Massachusetts families battling this awful disease who need our help.  Aliza Is Battling Cancer Again, But She Dreams Of Hobbits For Aliza Guyer by Rachael Kalan (Arlington): Aliza Guyer will soon start another round of chemotherapy — a more potent and toxic version. She's been told that once she starts this new treatment, her mobility and lower quality of life may make traveling impossible. Aliza's son, Jonah, has wanted to travel to New Zealand for a long time since he first saw Lord of the Rin…

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by Josh Lanier
Paterson, NJ
News
4-Year-Old North Jersey Girl Is Battling Brain Cancer – Again 4-Year-Old North Jersey Girl Is Battling Brain Cancer – Again
4-Year-Old North Jersey Girl Is Battling Brain Cancer – Again Natalie Ferguson was just three years old when her life was derailed by cancer. The bubbly 3-year-old from Hawthorne started limping seemingly out of nowhere on her right leg in December 2020. Natalie's worried parents, Sarah and Patrick, took her to the doctor immediately and, eventually, would come to learn that their little girl had a tumor on the left side of her brain. After more than a year of 33 radiation sessions and a successful surgery, Natalie was cancer free. That was in March 2021. NatalieFerguson Family Natalie and Margot Ferguson, almost 1.Ferguson Family Exactly a y…

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
News
Community Rallies Around Jersey City Pet Sitter Battling Cancer Community Rallies Around Jersey City Pet Sitter Battling Cancer
Community Rallies Around Jersey City Pet Sitter Battling Cancer Community support is surging for John Amato, owner of Doggie's Playmate Pet Sitting after a recent cancer diagnosis. Amato, of Jersey City, also suffered a stroke and has a brain tumor, he said. Vanessa and Liz Freedman organized this GoFundMe page on behalf of Amato. "Any and all donations that you can make to help this man who spends all of his time taking care of others would be so very appreciated... John is immensely grateful and humbled by anyone who is generous enough to help him. Your love, prayers, and positive energy mean the world to him." Amato included a video on the page say…

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by Jon Craig
New City, NY
Lifestyle
How Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Is Used In Medical Treatment How Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Is Used In Medical Treatment
How Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Is Used In Medical Treatment What is hyperbaric medicine? Hyperbaric medicine is the specialty that uses high pressure oxygen to treat a number of complex medical conditions. The treatment involves using a hyperbaric chamber to increase pressure while the patient breathes 100% oxygen, which significantly increases the oxygen level in the blood stream and subsequently all cells of the body. Hyperbaric chambers may be pressurized from 1.5 to 3x the normal atmospheric pressure. What types of conditions does hyperbaric therapy help treat? Increased oxygen levels help speed many healing processes. To mention a few; activat…

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Content Partner: Phelps Hospital
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
News
Westchester Medical Center Becomes First In Hudson Valley To Offer New Brain Tumor Therapy Westchester Medical Center Becomes First In Hudson Valley To Offer New Brain Tumor Therapy
Westchester Medical Center Becomes First In Hudson Valley To Offer New Brain Tumor Therapy Westchester Medical Center has become the first neurosurgical oncology program in the region that offers a new brain tumor therapy that delays the tumor's progression, among other benefits.  GammaTile Therapy involves surgically embedding a postage-stamp-sized implant into a patient's brain when their tumor is removed, the medical center said on Thursday, July 15. The implant then releases doses of radiation to the remaining tumor cells.  "This gradual process of local radiation occurs as the patient goes about his or her daily life, allowing the patient to bypass traditional radi…

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by Nicole Valinote
Springfield, MA
News
City Finds 'Hot Loads' Of Radiation-Based Material In Trash City Finds 'Hot Loads' Of Radiation-Based Material In Trash
City Finds 'Hot Loads' Of Radiation-Based Material In Trash A city DPW has been finding “hot loads” of radiation-based materials in the trash during pickups. On Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Department of Public Works in Springfield said their radiation sensors at the disposal facility were “tripped” on Thursday, Oct. 29, and Thursday, Nov. 5. The DPW did not toss the “radiation-based contaminated material” in the trash and the truck that picked up the dangerous junk had to be cleaned at a cost to the city of more than $5,000. The DPW said they believe the contaminated material is coming from the area between Bay Street to State Street, from Cambridge Str…

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by Kristin Palpini
Monroe, NY
Politics
State Sen. Sue Serino Diagnosed With Breast Cancer State Sen. Sue Serino Diagnosed With Breast Cancer
State Sen. Sue Serino Diagnosed With Breast Cancer State Sen. Sue Serino, who represents the 41st District in the Hudson Valley, announced she has been diagnosed after undergoing a successful lumpectomy. Serino was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a form of non-invasive breast cancer. While her lumpectomy was successful, the tumor did begin to spread before it was removed, so Serino said she will undergo radiation treatments five days per week for the next four weeks beginning as of Monday, July 13.  “Like many, I was one who routinely rescheduled mammograms, never thinking twice about putting my work or family’s schedul…

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by Zak Failla