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Belleville, NJ—Riders and walkers gathered at Branch
Brook Park on Saturday, September 26, 2009 for the second annual
Clara Maass Medical Center LIFELINE CHALLENGE: A Walk & Ride
to Fight Prostate Cancer.
(L-R) New Jersey Jackals announcer, George
Ruthauser, Essex County Executive, Joe DiVincenzo, WABC-TV Eyewitness
News this Morning and Eyewitness News at Noon co-anchor,
Ken Rosato, and Executive Director of Clara Maass Medical Center,
Thomas A. Biga
One in every six men will develop prostate cancer over the course
of his lifetime. But the good news is that when caught early
enough, the disease is nearly 100 percent curable. Proceeds
from the LIFELINE CHALLENGE will benefit prostate cancer outreach,
education and screenings.
(L-R) Essex County Executive, Joe DiVincenzo,
pro competitive cyclist Michael Lyach, and Executive
Director of Clara Maass Medical Center, Thomas A. Biga
The event was the idea of Michael Lyach, an international bicycle
racer who once helped coach the young Greg Lemond to victory in
the 1979 Junior World Championships. A prostate cancer survivor,
Mr. Lyach attributes his cure to the treatment he received at The
Cancer Center at Clara Maass Medical Center. Spearheading
the LIFELINE CHALLENGE was his way of giving back to the hospital..
Individual riders and walkers, families, members of the Clara
Maass Medical Center staff, and teams representing local organizations
participated in 5, 10 and 15-mile fun rides, as well as a 2.5 mile
walk. Among the participants were Essex County Executive, Joe DiVincenzo,
Clara Maass Executive Director, Thomas A. Biga and Kenneth Blank,
M.D., Medical Director of Radiation Oncology at the Medical Center,
who rode with his family. WABC-TV Eyewitness News
this Morning and Eyewitness News at Noon co-anchor,
Ken Rosato and New Jersey Jackals announcer, George Ruthauser served
as Masters of Ceremonies.
Sponsors included Bard, Clara Maass Auxiliary, Clara Maass Medical
Center Department of Radiation Oncology, Clara Maass Medical Center
Foundation, Emergency Medical Associates, Essex Imaging Associates & Progressive
Imaging Center, Gaccione, Pomaco & Malanga, Kearny Federal
Savings, ShopRite, Saint Barnabas Health Care System, Stadium Orthopaedics,
Valley National Bank, Verizon, Wachovia, and Sills, Cummis & Gross.
Clara Maass Medical Center, an affiliate of the Saint Barnabas
Health Care System, provides a complete continuum of care to
residents of northern New Jersey. Clara Maass
Centers of medical excellence include the Women’s Health
Center, Nuclear Medicine, The Cancer Center at Clara Maass, Diagnostic
Cardiac Services including Cardiac Catheterization, Emergency
Angioplasty and Rehabilitation, The Pain Management Center, The
Joint & Spine Institute, a Vascular Center, Same Day Surgery,
The Wound Center at Clara Maass, The Center for Sleep Disorders,
The Bariatric Surgery Center, Rehabilitation Services, Comprehensive
Ophthalmology Services, Maternity Services and Parent
Education, as well as Pediatrics. For a physician referral
or more information about Clara Maass, call 1-888-724-7123 or
visit www.barnabashealth.org.
Date: October 15, 2009
Contact: Cathy Toscano
973-450-2996
ctoscano@barnabashealth.org
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