Hackensack Meridian Health Expands Lung Cancer Screenings in New Jersey through Critical Grant from Genentech
February 24, 2025
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).