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Cooper in SchoolsParent Information Night at the LEAP Academy in Camden

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On December 4, Cooper in Schools presented health information for Parent Information Night at the LEAP Academy in Camden. Dr. Tom Drake, of the Department of Neurology and Development at Children’s Regional Hospital, and Dr. David Gealt, of the Cooper Bone & Joint Institute, spoke about concussions to a group of 35 parents and student athletes.

Cooper Orthopaedic Oncology Center First of Its Kind in South Jersey

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The Cooper Cancer Institute and Cooper Bone and Joint Institute have partnered to open the Orthopaedic Oncology Center, a multidisciplinary program dedicated to treating metastatic bone tumors, sarcomas and benign tumors of the bone and soft tissue. Under the direction of Richard D. Lackman, MD, FACS, who joined Cooper in July, this comprehensive program is the first of its kind in South Jersey.

Cooper University Health Care First in the Region to Offer Innovative Imaging System to Detect Breast Cancer

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For a woman facing even the slightest possibility of a breast cancer diagnosis, the answers can’t come soon enough. With GE Healthcare’s new SenoBright Contrast Enhanced Spectral Mammography (CESM) technology, physicians at Cooper Cancer Institute (CCI) have the potential to reach definitive decisions sooner—cutting the critical patient wait time from detection to diagnosis.

Your Kids Safety First Car Seat Inspection Event

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Mitsubishi Motors and Kids Safety First on November 17 will conduct safety seat checks at Prestige Mitsubishi in Turnersville, NJ. Families can receive hands-on instruction by certified child passenger safety technicians from Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper on how to properly select, install and use their child restraint systems.

Cooper University Health Care Employees Star in Pink Glove Dance Video to Support Breast Cancer Awareness

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You may have seen videos like this before on YouTube—hospital employees dancing to a popular song wearing bright pink gloves to raise awareness about breast cancer. They have become an online “viral” sensation viewed by millions of people throughout the world. The videos, part of a contest sponsored by Medline, are not only entertaining but they’re saving lives in the process. Cooper University Hospital is the only hospital in South Jersey competing in this year’s competition for a chance to win $10,000 towards cancer research.