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The Effects Cancer Treatment Has on Your Body
Cancer treatments continue to evolve and improve as there continues to be research and advancements in understanding cancer. There is also a large focus on reducing side effects when it comes to treating cancer since they can greatly impact the patient’s physical and mental well-being.
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Understanding Grief and Its Three Timelines
Grief is an emotional response to loss, particularly after someone has died, involving deep sorrow, anger, sadness, and many other feelings. Everyone experiences and handles grief differently, but we are all touched by it in our lifetimes. Some may think that the grieving process is short and can only last a few months or a year, but in reality, grief can last for a long time; everyone is different.
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sarcoma-awareness-month
July is Sarcoma Awareness Month, a time to educate the public about sarcoma cancer and the symptoms to be on the lookout for. Sarcoma is a rare type of cancer that grows in the connective tissue or the cells that connect and support other tissues throughout the body. Most commonly, sarcoma tumors form in the bones, muscles, tendons, nerves, cartilage, fat, and blood vessels in the arms and legs.
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Astera Cancer Care Announces Its First Patient Treated With Cancer-Fighting Natural Killer – Immune System Cells
Astera Cancer Care, a New Jersey-based physician-owned, multi-specialty community oncology practice, announced it has treated its first patient in the QUILT-88 trial using a combination therapy developed by Immunitybio designed to bolster the body’s immune system in addition to administering natural killer cells engineered to find and kill cancer cells. This novel combination therapy is also being studied in patients with triple-negative breast cancer, Merkel cell carcinoma, and planned in glioblastoma.
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Astera Cancer Care Welcomes Hudson Hematology-Oncology in Jersey City
Astera Cancer Care, an independent and physician-owned multi-specialty community oncology practice serving 12,000 new patients annually in New Jersey, is pleased to welcome Hudson Hematology-Oncology, a well-established practice located in Jersey City.
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