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A Message
to the Community
Cancer is a diagnosis you never want to hear for yourself or
a loved one. At Meridian Health, you’ll never face a cancer
diagnosis alone. Here, you gain a specialized team of experts
who contribute to your personalized cancer treatment plan.
Meridian Cancer Care connects you to oncology experts
across Meridian Health, and each patient can be reassured
that the multi-disciplinary team in charge is working
together to offer compassionate and coordinated care and
a treatment plan that best fits every patient’s individual
health needs.
As an extension of our commitment to providing the
highest level of cancer care, our cancer services continue
to expand, close to home. That’s why the Meridian Health
Village at Jackson, opening in Fall 2013, will have a dedicated
Cancer Center, which is scheduled to open in late 2014.
Remember to also take advantage of our Mammogram
Reminder program. Early detection is the best defense
against breast cancer, so sign up for your free yearly
mammogram e-mail reminder at MeridianHealth.com.
In this issue of Meridian HealthViews, you can see
Meridian Cancer Care at work. Flip to page 6 to see how
a physician’s thorough, advanced, and proactive planning
helped one patient receive vital cancer treatment more
than a month before she may have normally. On page
8, read how finding the right course of treatment is
helping one woman live
well with cancer. Visit
MeridianCancerCareNJ.com to
hear more community members
share their success stories.
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Health Briefs
Connecting the Dots in
Cancer Care
Cancer Patient Living Life
to the Fullest
Spine Surgery Makes Pain a
Distant Memory
Patient Gains a Chance at a
New Life
Making Every Second Count
Staying On Track After
Bariatric Surgery
Vascular Surgery Prevents
Silent Killer
Sincerely,
MeridianHealth.com • 1-800-DOCTORS®
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John K. Lloyd, FACHE
President, Meridian Health
This free bimonthly magazine is prepared by the Marketing and
Communications Team of Meridian Health. Please call 732-751-7530
with any questions or comments. Inquiries or ideas can be addressed
to healthviews@meridianhealth.com.
GORDON N. LITWIN, ESQ., Chairman
JOHN K. LLOYD, FACHE, President
CHRISIE SCOTT, Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications
ELLIOT FRANK, M.D., Medical Advisor
HealthViews production team: Michael McCauley, Gabriella Heizler,
Jacki Kronstedt
© 2013 Meridian Health
The material provided in this magazine is intended to be used as
general information only and should not replace the advice of your
physician. Always consult your physician for individual care.
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