Mike Maita
Husband and Cancer SurvivorHamilton, NJ
For Mike Maita, a 42-year-old resident of Hamilton, NJ, a routine visit to his family doctor for some allergy problems resulted in something more.
Mike’s doctor saw something suspicious from a routine x-ray and recommended a CT scan to rule out potential problems. The results were worrisome. The CT scan confirmed a spot in his lung and a biopsy revealed that Mike had cancer.
“I was really fortunate that Capital Health offered CyberKnife,” stated Maita. “I wanted to get the best that I could and with CyberKnife, I did. I could even continue to function after each treatment.”
Robert Moore
Business Owner and Prostate Cancer SurvivorMantua, NJ
For the first 60 years of Robert Moore’s life, he never had a major health problem. No surgeries. In fact, the most time he spent in a hospital was when he was a surgical technician at what is now UK Healthcare in Kentucky.
That was until last May when Robert went for a visit with his primary care doctor and found out that his PSA level was 8.0, twice as high as the normal level is supposed to be. After his urologist performed a biopsy, it was determined that Robert had prostate cancer.
“I was, and still am, a very healthy person so when I found out that I had cancer, it really threw me for a loop. After all, I still have my tonsils. I still have my appendix. I’ve never had anything taken out of my body,” he said.
Joseph Ferguson
Husband, School Bus Driver and Prostate Cancer SurvivorWest Amwell, NJ
Joseph Ferguson, 62, of West Amwell, NJ, has a history of cancer in his family - two sisters and two brothers have had cancer. When he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, his prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level was 7.64.
“I knew about the traditional treatment options, but because my [PSA] level was so high, I wanted to look for the most advanced treatment option available," Ferguson said.
What he found was the CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System at Capital Health.
“Now that I’ve discovered this level of technology that’s this effective for prostate cancer, I want to help spread the word...."
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Helene Lynch
Wife, Mother, Librarian, Active Skier and Cancer SurvivorEwing, NJ
Be proactive. That’s the mantra of Helene Lynch, a librarian and mother of three from Ewing, NJ.
She’s worked at the local branch of the Mercer County Library System for almost a decade. She lives an active lifestyle as a wife, a mother of three daughters, and skier who enjoys tackling the challenges of slopes like those located in Big Sky Montana on the northern end of the Rocky Mountains.
Being proactive is also what probably saved her life when she was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, which eventually spread and left her with lesions on her brain.