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SLUHN Cancer Center Earns National Pancreas Foundation Center Designation

St. Luke’s Cancer Center has been nationally recognized as an approved NPF Center by the National Pancreas Foundation. NPF Centers are awarded after a rigorous audit review to determine that an instit...

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Angels Took Care of Him at GSL as He Battled COVID

Scott Ludwig kept his promise to his daughter, Samantha, to walk her down the aisle at her wedding after he survived a near-fatal case of COVID at Geisinger St. Luke’s Campus last year. “I almost died...

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Young Cancer Survivor Inspires Others Through Social Media

Few 20-somethings truly understand what it's like to have cancer. So, when Savannah Buday of Easton was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma at age 23, she turned to social media to connect with other yo...

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Cooling Cap Helps Young Woman Keep Her Hair During Cancer Treatment

Tiffany Johnson is the 26-year-old business owner behind Timbers Pub & Grill in the Poconos. Her life changed when she received her breast cancer diagnosis. Although upset, Johnson was determined...

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SLUHN Breaks Ground on Addition to Upper Bucks Campus

St. Luke’s will double the size of its Upper Bucks Campus hospital in two years with the completion of a three-story tower to meet the growing demand for its medical services in the Bucks and Montgome...

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5K in Easton to Benefit Blood Cancer Patients

St. Luke’s Sports Medicine is pleased to sponsor the LLS/Team Decker 5K Walk/Run & Tricky Tray to benefit the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The event will start at 9 ...

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First in PA to Offer GammaTile Therapy for Brain Tumors

Just after St. Luke’s Neurosurgeon Evan Marlin, MD, surgically removed his patient’s brain tumor earlier this month, he made Pennsylvania medical history by placing five small collagen sponges, embedd...

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St. Luke’s Cancer Center Offers Innovative SpaceOAR Hydrogel for Prostate Cancer Patients

SpaceOAR Hydrogel is clinically shown to help reduce risk of side effects after radiation treatment. St. Luke’s Cancer Center announced it has added a pre-treatment option, SpaceOAR™ Hydrogel – the f...

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Have You Been Screened For Colon Cancer?

Make an Appointment Many people experience little to no symptoms of colon cancer, making screening a very important part of early detection. If you are age 50 or above, it’s time to get serious abou...

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The Nurse Navigator Experience

.article-container .article .img {display:none !important;} Kim was shocked by a colon cancer diagnosis. With the help of St. Luke’s nurse navigator, Heather Reph, Kim felt supported and cared ...

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Meet Meredith Harrison, MD, Thoracic Surgeon

Dr. Harrison specializes in minimally invasive thoracic surgery, both thoracoscopic and robotic, focusing specifically on diseases of the lung, chest and digestive system. She has a special interest ...

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Meet Dustin Manchester, MD, Thoracic Surgeon

Dr. Manchester specializes in robotic surgery of the lung, chest and digestive system. During his fellowship training in thoracic surgery, he completed an advanced robotic surgical fellowship learnin...

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Dinner by Starlight Supports Breast Center, Honors Dr. Joseph Russo

Photo (left to right): Buddy Lesavoy Esq., MBA, JD, Lesavoy Butz & Seitz LLC and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the St. Luke’s Allentown Campus; Dr. Joseph Russo, Section Chief of Women’s I...

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Winning His Fight With St. Luke's On His Team

For someone who never touched a cigarette in his life, lung cancer was a hard diagnosis to swallow. But Greg stayed focused on getting better and attributes his outcome to the great care he received ...

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Meet William Burfeind, MD, Chief of Thoracic Surgeon and Chair of Surgery

Dr. Burfeind says he knew he wanted to be a surgeon since he was in high school. He finds satisfaction in making an impact in peoples’ lives by helping them overcome life-threatening conditions. Comp...

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Meet Lee Riley, MD, Surgical Oncologist

Dr. Riley’s professional life focuses on treating breast cancer and researching/exploring the potential of the immune system in eradicating the disease. Over the years since he has been with St. ...

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Stories of Hope: Dr. Tricia Kelly, Breast Cancer Expert

After completing a fellowship at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Tricia Kelly could have practiced anywhere. Fortunately for us and her patients, she chose St. Luke’s for its commitment to ...

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A Nurse’s No-Nonsense Approach to Breast Cancer

When Stacey Brown, MSN, RN, (top left) noticed inflammation in her left breast, she did what any nurse would do: she took a picture and sent it to a colleague. “Right from the start, my coworker...

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