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Proton Therapy for Cancer with Brian Chon, MD

Learn about proton therapy, an advanced technology and important addition in the fight against cancer with Brian Chon, MD.

Discussion topics include:

A Breakthrough Every Week:  Cancer Research in Our Community with James C. Salwitz, MD, Astera Cancer Care

Discussion:

Medical students from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School will teach you how increased stress and lack of sleep impacts hypertension. After explaining how stress impacts blood pressure, they will go into different methods on reducing stress (e.g., journaling, exercise, meditation). Learn about sleep hygiene practices that can help you reach a deeper, more fulfilling sleep. There will be a discussion of sleep apnea and the connection between heart failure and insomnia.   This presentation will be both informative and enjoyable for all participants!

The HEAL team will be covering how smoking and drinking alcohol can negatively impact your cardiovascular health and increase the risk of hypertension. We will also be offering suggestions on how to modify these lifestyle habits to better manage high blood pressure independently in the long term. This program will be accessible in-person at the East Brunswick Public Library and virtually, over Zoom.

Students from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School will teach you how to control your blood pressure by staying physically active.  The program will be followed by an informative table at the library entrance between 12:00 – 1:00  where students will answer your questions and hand out articles about the importance of exercise and heart health.

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Please register with SCORE in advance for this program.  Click on Join Event Online.

Description: Would you like to run a business of your own that will provide greater autonomy and independence but are not sure how to find, or choose, the right company for you?  If you have answered ‘Yes’ to either of these questions, then the franchise workshop is for you!  

This session will include:  

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Description: 

It is recommended that all small and medium sized businesses create a LinkedIn page to not only promote themselves, but to make new connections by following relevant companies and people. At the end of the day, it is not just about who you know, but who they know as well.

In this webinar, you will learn how to:

Discussion topics include:

• Breast cancer risks
• Breast cancer screening and imaging 
• Breast cancer treatment and advances
• High risk screening

Presented by Sundus Abbasi, DO, Breast Surgeon at Astera Breast Care, New Brunswick and Monroe