Limiting radiation exposure to normal tissue around the heart and lungs is a primary goal during breast cancer treatment. CentraState is now one of a few facilities in New Jersey to offer a new technique called deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH), which takes breathing and the movement of the [...]
As sisters, Neysa Coy and Nayda Coy-Sabosik have a lot in common: a love of reading, an infectious laugh, and a positive mindset. Unfortunately, they also share a history of breast health issues. Neysa, 43, had a precautionary mammogram two decades ago because she was concerned about her family’s [...]
What if we had the power to limit radiation only to the area of a cancerous tumor in the breast, sparing the surrounding healthy tissues? Some cancer treatments can injure other areas of the body while fighting malignant cells. Advancements in treatment technologies have helped target therapies like radiation [...]
Linda Chiarella, a mother of three from Jackson, is living proof of how far science and medicine have come in fighting cancer. Diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer four years ago, her scans are now essentially normal. Interestingly, Linda’s story began when her dog Holly, a Brittany, kept pawing [...]
Muriel Smith of Freehold stopped getting yearly mammograms at 75. “Who needs them at this age?” she thought. Four years later, the offer of a $50 off spa gift certificate with any mammogram at the Star & Barry Tobias Women’s Health Center at CentraState piqued her interest, and [...]
She says she was fortunate her cancer was detected at all; fortunate to have a dedicated team of cancer experts close to home at CentraState; and fortunate to maintain a positive attitude with the help of family and friends, especially her husband, Fred, who was there for her every [...]
When Deborah Mozak was diagnosed with breast cancer, it had already spread to the lymph nodes in her underarm and neck. “She essentially had inoperable breast cancer when she was diagnosed,” says Bhavesh Balar, MD, a board-certified and fellowship trained hematologist and oncologist on staff at CentraState. “It was [...]
By Edward Soffen, MD, FACP Going through breast cancer treatment is emotionally and physically difficult for women. It’s also a major disruption to a woman’s everyday life. In the case of radiation therapy, women have traditionally received daily treatments for at least six weeks. Between getting to the hospital [...]
By Peter Mezzacappa, MD Thousands of women each year are found, during routine screening mammograms, to have breast calcifications, which are calcium deposits within the breast tissue. While these calcifications are usually harmless, they can, in some cases, indicate breast cancer or precancerous conditions of the breast. In [...]
By Amit Kharod, MD Even with remarkable advances in breast cancer prevention, detection and treatment, the disease still affects one in eight American women. But due to earlier detection, there are more than two million survivors today and breast cancer diagnoses continue to decrease. It is difficult [...]
