Hackensack Meridian Health Expands Lung Cancer Screenings in New Jersey through Critical Grant from Genentech
2/24/2025 8:44 AM
The team plans to get early detection, and treatment, to those who are normally overlooked
A Hackensack Meridian Health researcher and her team will partner with community groups to increase lung-cancer screening in two counties - and potentially save lives - among underserved populations.
The two-year, $750,000 Genentech Health Equity Innovation Grant was awarded to Lisa Carter-Bawa, Ph.D., MPH, APRN, ANP-C, FAAN, the director of the Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI)’s Cancer Prevention Precision Control Institute (CPPCI) and her team, in partnership with Greater Bergen Community Action (GBCA).