The new clinical affiliation will provide better access to clinical trials and subspecialized expertise for patients, particularly underserved ones.

The news of Chief Scientific Officer Chris Twitty's exit came as part of a wider business update from the clinical-stage biotechnology company.

Valley Health System has been invited to participate in a nationwide pilot project designed to increase racial and ethnic diversity in cancer clinical trial participants.

Patients in Central New Jersey with early-stage breast cancer may benefit from accessing a treatment that does not require traditional invasive surgery: Cryoablation uses a small needle and the cooling power of liquid nitrogen to freeze and destroy tumors.

At the beginning of October, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey at University Hospital in Newark held its fifth annual See, Test & Treat event where members of the community could receive free screenings for several types of cancer all in one day.

The 12-story, 510,000-square-foot Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center in New Brunswick will be a state-of-the-art facility featuring outpatient and inpatient capacity coupled with research laboratories, retail space and ancillary services devoted to patient wellness.

Together Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health continue to expand exceptional cancer care and research with the recent groundbreaking of the 510,000-square-foot, 12-floor Jack and Sheryl Morris Cancer Center, the state’s first freestanding cancer hospital. By, Dr. Steven K. Libutti.

The $750 million freestanding Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center is expected to be completed by 2024.

The agreement creates one late-stage clinical oncology company focused on cancer metabolism-based therapeutics.

Construction for the Hudson County facility was made possible in part by a $1 million philanthropic gift from the Madeline Fiadini LoRe Foundation.

As part of the collaboration, John Theurer Cancer Center physicians will work out of the existing Toms River Regional Cancer Center at 40 Bey Lea Road, allowing patients to receive treatment there in South Jersey.

Breast cancer is a devastating diagnosis, and for women can strike at their identity as well as their health. But ongoing advances – in traditional and other treatments – have resulted in better outcomes and reduced trauma.