• Read more about High-Risk Colorectal Cancer Registry Program

The purpose of this registry is to create and maintain a prospective and retrospective database of patients with early-onset colorectal cancer or who are at increased risk for colorectal cancer based on germline gene mutation status, personal history of cancer, and/or family history of cancer.

Study Status:

Enrolling

Treatment Agent:

Not Applicable

Resources and Links

National Clinical Trial Identified Number: N/A

Disease:

• Colorectal Cancer

Study Phase:

Not Applicable

ResearchCancer@cooperhealth.edu

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Physician Name:

• Steven J McClane, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Department:

• Hematology and Medical Oncology

• Read more about High-Risk Breast Cancer Registry

The purpose of this registry is to collect data on patients at high risk for breast cancer or who have been diagnosed with breast cancer at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. The importance of the registry is to create a single institution database of individuals (men or women) at increased risk for developing breast cancer or individuals who have had a prior history of breast cancer. The data provided by a site-specific cancer registry can play a significant role in future planning of cancer control programs, in screening and early detection, and in contributing to improved breast cancer care.

Study Status:

Enrolling

Treatment Agent:

Not Applicable

Resources and Links

National Clinical Trial Identified Number: N/A

Disease:

• Breast Cancer

Study Phase:

Not Applicable

ResearchCancer@cooperhealth.edu

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Physician Name:

• Catherine E. Loveland-Jones, MD, MS, FACS

Department:

• Breast Cancer Center

• Read more about Financial Toxicity

Short Title: Financial Toxicity

This study investigates the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on out-of-pocket costs, lost wages, and unemployment in patients with breast cancer undergoing breast surgery. Post-mastectomy reconstructive patients are at high risk for financial toxicity (adverse effects of escalating health care cost on well-being). 

Study Number:

PA18-1077

Study Status:

Enrolling

Treatment Agent:

Not Applicable

Resources and Links

National Clinical Trial Identified Number: NCT04169542

Disease:

• Breast Cancer

Study Phase:

Not Applicable

ResearchCancer@cooperhealth.edu

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Physician Name:

• Steven C. Bonawitz, MD, FACS

Department:

• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,
• Breast Cancer Center

• Read more about Restoring Paul's Life After Cardiac Arrest

Just minutes after Paul made a delivery to a local country club, his heart stopped and he collapsed in the parking lot after suffering from cardiac arrest. When Paul arrived at Cooper, he was in critical condition. His family did not know if he would survive, or if he did, would he be the same man?

• Read more about Kristin's Story: A Second Opinion Saved My Life

After Kristin was diagnosed with a lung nodule, she wasn't comfortable with the "wait and see" advice she received, so she sought a second opinion at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. "I never experienced that kind of care before," she said. "They took me seriously."

• Read more about Sheri Umscheid: I Put My Trust in MD Anderson at Cooper and I’m Cancer Free

When Sheri was diagnosed with uterine (endometrial) cancer she put her trust in Dr. Robin Wilson Smith, a gynecologic oncologist at MD Anderson at Cooper.  Four years later, after robotic surgery and aggressive chemotherapy, Sheri is cancer free and looking forward to a happy and healthy retirement.

• Read more about Simultaneous Brain and Abdominal Surgery Saves Patient’s Life

On a chilly October evening in 2011, a horrific car accident left 53-year-old In Yong Kim, of Cherry Hill, N.J., clinging to life with five broken ribs, spine and pelvic fractures, severe head trauma with swelling in the brain and internal bleeding. In order to save her life, a team of skilled surgeons at Cooper University Hospital, Jonathan D. Bussey, DO, neurosurgeon at Cooper Neurological Institute, and John Chovanes, DO, trauma surgeon, needed to perform immediate brain and abdominal surgery.

• Read more about Overcoming Urinary Incontinence: One Woman’s Story

Imagine feeling afraid to laugh or hesitant to join that new exercise class with all of your friends.

• Read more about Jerri’s Story: The Doctor’s Visit That Saved Her Life

When Jerri arrived at her doctor’s office with what she thought was the flu, she never would have imagined that she was suffering from a life threatening tear in her aorta. In just a few short hours, she went from her cardiologist’s office to open heart surgery at Cooper, where her heart would be stopped, her body cooled, and she’d undergo an intense surgery and recovery.