When the National Cancer Institute (NCI) accorded the John Theurer Cancer Center (JTCC), part of Hackensack Meridian HealthHackensack University Medical Center, a rare and important designation this May, the move represented two historic firsts. The NCI approved the Hackensack-based center as a research consortium member of the NCI-approved Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Consortium in Washington, … Continued
RCCA MSO LLC (“RCCA MSO”), the management services entity for Regional Cancer Care Associates LLC (“RCCA”) and RCCA MD LLC (“RCCA MD” and, together with RCCA MSO and RCCA, the “RCCA Group”) recently discovered an incident that may affect the security of personal information of certain current and former patients. We are taking this incident … Continued
The way cancer is treated is changing. Physicians will soon approach a patient’s cancer the same way they approach a patient’s high blood pressure — as a serious condition that, while incurable, can be managed with medications that have few side effects, according to Iuliana Shapira, MD, chief medical officer for Regional Cancer Care Associates LLC, … Continued
Just over 100,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colon cancer this year, while another 44,000 will be diagnosed with cancer of the rectum.1 Additionally, an estimated 51,020 Americans will die of colorectal cancer (CRC) in 2019, making CRC the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths.1 Combine those grim statistics with a disturbing uptick in colorectal cancer … Continued
Press Releases
Ann Walsh, Nurse at Regional Cancer Care Associates is being honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses ®. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day. The DAISY Award recipient is Ann Walsh. The nomination read as follows “Ann … Continued
Many forms of cancer soon will be treated like high blood pressure – as a serious disease that, even if it cannot be cured, can be managed for a very long time with oral medications that have few side effects, says Iuliana Shapira, MD. As the newly appointed Chief Medical Officer of Regional Cancer Care … Continued
Princeton Radiation Oncology joined the Central Jersey Division of Regional Cancer Care Associates (RCCA) on Jan. 1, creating a seamless, comprehensive system of cancer care designed and equipped to provide central New Jersey patients with expert care for all types of cancers. With the merger, the practice boasts 35 board certified physicians, eight nurse practitioners … Continued
Medium-sized and even smaller employers can help control the impact that an employee’s cancer care has on their insurance costs while still ensuring that the employee has access to the latest evidence-based treatments, according to Denis Fitzgerald, MD. “As a hematologist/oncologist, I see the human toll of cancer every day. And as an owner of … Continued
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