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Northwell Cancer Institute’s Center For Genomic Medicine Opens $3.2M Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory To Identify Targeted Cancer Therapies

LIMG May 7, 2024

The Northwell Health Cancer Institute and its Center for Genomic Medicine announced the opening of Long Island’s first clinical Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory (MDL), a $3.2 million 2,800 square foot state-of-the-art facility with cutting edge technology of next-generation sequencing (NGS)

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Northwell Opens $52M Cancer Center, Multispecialty Practice In Queens

LIMG November 29, 2023

Northwell Health today announced the opening of a transformative suite of medical practices meant to cover a host of conditions and deliver complex, coordinated health care in the heart of Queens, a $52 million, 70,000-square-foot facility easily reachable by car, subway or bus line and anchored by the largest outpatient cancer center in the borough. […]

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Health Care Providers Call On Governor Hochul To Sign Biomarker Testing Bill Without Delay

LIMG November 28, 2023

Long Island health care providers, cancer survivors and patient advocates gathered today at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute to call on Governor Kathy Hochul to prioritize health equity by improving access to biomarker testing and signing Senate Bill 1196a / Assembly Bill 1673a into law. Senate Bill 1196a / Assembly Bill 1673a seeks to ensure […]

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Northwell Launches Targeted Liver Cancer Treatment Program On Long Island

LIMG August 8, 2023

Surgical oncologists and other experts at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute are now providing game-changing treatment for certain types of liver tumors in patients who might not otherwise be eligible to undergo surgery. This comprehensive multidisciplinary program offers patients on Long Island and people from other areas in the United States to receive innovative

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LIJ Medical Center Earns Top Recognition For Its Rectal Cancer Care Program

LIMG July 13, 2023

Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Medical Center has earned a three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC) of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer for its rectal cancer program. LIJ Medical Center joins three other Northwell Health hospitals that have achieved the NAPRC’s highest recognition, including Lenox Hill

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Northwell Launches Cancer Care Direct, Pairing Nurse Navigators With Patients Through Their Entire Spectrum Of Care

LIMG March 27, 2023

Knowing the health care system is complex and often creates anxiety for patients newly diagnosed with cancer, the Northwell Health Cancer Institute today launched Cancer Care Direct, a comprehensive program to connect patients with clinical registered nurse navigators who can provide expert guidance to patients and caregivers from diagnosis to treatment to survivorship.

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Northwell Names Top Physician To Lead Medical Oncology Programs

LIMG January 23, 2023

Northwell Health has appointed Richard D. Carvajal, MD, an internationally recognized clinician and researcher in melanoma and early phase drug development, as deputy physician-in-chief and director of medical oncology at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute. He also was named the R. J. Zuckerberg Chair in Medical Oncology. Dr. Carvajal’s expertise includes the

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Northwell Offers New Targeted Therapy To Treat Advanced Prostate Cancer

LIMG September 1, 2022

Northwell Health Cancer Institute’s radiation and nuclear medicine clinicians are offering a new radiopharmaceutical therapy to treat men with metastatic prostate cancer, which is cancer that has spread beyond the prostate gland. The FDA-approved therapy offers hope for prolonged survival and reduced complications from cancer for those who have limited treatment options.