Tina Bollinger
DNA Answers Helps Woman Understand and Address Cancer Risks

When Tina Bollinger of Slatington decided to have her blood drawn as part of St. Luke’s community health research program DNA Answers, she mentally prepared herself for what she might find out. Even ...

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Deputy Sherriff Saved by Trans-Atlantic Stem Cell Donation Meets Her Hero

Sherry Hanley of Slatington just met for the first time the young man from Germany who saved her life eight years ago. Hendrik Gericks had never met Sherry, either. He donated stem cells through Be Th...

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Nazareth Man Learns of Significant Cancer Risk through DNA Answers

Though only age 38, Nick Lumi recently underwent a colonoscopy to search for the presence of polyps or evidence of cancer. Lumi, of Nazareth, doesn’t have any symptoms of colon cancer, nor a family h...

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New Imaging Center for Women at the Easton Campus

Preparing to cut the ribbon for the new St. Luke’s Easton Campus Women’s Imaging Center are (L-R): Rob Johnson, Facilities Director; Michele Brands, Network Director, Women’s Imaging; Christina Rodrig...

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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Helps Cancer Patient

Richard Werner, 85, used to walk six miles every other day. He had to stop for a while to undergo cancer treatment, but now the octogenarian is walking four miles every other day, and he credits his c...

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SLUHN and Helix Partner on Population Genomics Research Program to Accelerate Precision Medicine

St. Luke’s University Health Network of Bethlehem, Pa., and Helix, Inc. of San Mateo, Calif., a leader in population genomics, are joining forces to offer precision medicine opportunities to patients ...

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Network Acquires AI-Powered CT Technology Developed by GE HealthCare

Catherine Mealing, senior CT technologist, prepares a patient for his CT scan at St. Luke’s Upper Bucks Campus. The $30 million investment in medical imaging is one of the most significant of its ki...

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1st in Region to Deploy Artificial Intelligence to Detect Colon Cancer

Gastroenterologist Shannon Tosounian, DO, in the GI Lab at St. Luke’s Carbon Campus, holding a scope equipped with the GI Genius. St. Luke’s is the first in the region to deploy the powerful artificia...

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St. Luke's University Network
Pancreatic Cancer Hope Foundation Gift Supports Cancer Research

The Pancreatic Cancer Hope Foundation (PC Hope Foundation) – a Lehigh Valley-based nonprofit that raises funds for pancreatic cancer research and patient and family support – has made a generous gift ...

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Fast Action to Treat Allentown Educator with Cancer and Heart Condition

After suffering from severe back pain, Frank DiLeo, 43, feared he had a ruptured disc. Soon, the Allentown man learned something far more serious was the root of his pain, metastatic cancer. Even wors...

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Fighting Cancer and Ensuring a Legacy

Every three minutes, one person in the U.S. is diagnosed with a blood cancer, according to the National Foundation for Cancer Research. And every nine minutes, someone in the U.S. dies from it. Decad...

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Network Dermatologists Offer Skin-Saving Skin Cancer Treatment

St. Luke’s dermatologists offer skin-saving Mohs surgery, a precise and effective procedure, to treat skin cancer with a high risk of recurrence on the face and other sensitive areas. Fellowship-train...

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Lehighton Infusion Center Doubles Number of Treatment Chairs

The St. Luke’s Lehighton Infusion Center recently added chairs for a variety of patient treatments, increasing access to convenient, top-level care for area residents. The expansion doubles the numb...

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Mohamed Lareef, MD
St. Luke’s Surgical Oncologist’s Journey to Treat Breast Cancer Begins on Sri Lankan Mountaintop

Mohamed Lareef, MD, Serves on Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Team at St. Luke’s Monroe Campus Surgical oncologist Mohamed Lareef, MD was a young doctor in Sri Lanka when he found his vocational pass...

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St. Luke's University Network
Colorectal Screening Beginning at Age 45

St. Luke's gastroenterologists encourage routine colorectal cancer screening beginning at age 45 or even earlier if you have a close relative diagnosed with colorectal cancer at a young age. In May 2...

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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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