This weekend on Spotlight New Jersey: Figures show that breast cancer will affect 1 in 8 women in the U.S. More than 8,500 cases are expected to be diagnosed here in New Jersey. Dr. Nancy Chan, a medical oncologist at the Stacy Goldstein Breast Cancer Center at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, discusses advances in treatment and more.
And a woman from Union just penned her first book about her journey with breast cancer.
The book is called "It's (Still) Me Only Better: My Life Before, During and After Breast Cancer." Author Tonya Richburg-Wilson explains what motivated her to share her experience.
Della Crews hosts Spotlight New Jersey each weekend, only on News 12 New Jersey.