Free Event Celebrates National Cancer Survivors’ Day

Susan Barnhart of Robbinsville knows what it takes to survive cancer. She stood strong and beat breast cancer. On Sunday, June 3, Susan will celebrate life along with hundreds of fellow cancer survivors, friends and family at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) Hamilton’s annual National Cancer Survivors’ Day.

Barnhart, who was diagnosed with breast cancer nearly three years ago, will be the keynote speaker at CINJ Hamilton’s annual event, to be held at the RWJ Hamilton Center for Health and Wellness on Quakerbridge Road in Hamilton.

As a spin instructor, Barnhart believes we can steer our lives in any direction we want.

“Control is a very important thing, and I’m here to tell you that you can take the reigns now,” said Barnhart. “You can choose to take a new path. You can get on the bike and control how fast or how slow it goes. We are cancer survivors now.” 

Now in its 25th year, National Cancer Survivors’ Day is celebrated in hundreds of communities throughout the world. Events like the one to be held at RWJ Hamilton Center for Health and Wellness are meant to honor cancer survivors and show that life after a cancer diagnosis can be meaningful, fulfilling and even inspiring.

Sunday’s free event in Hamilton begins at 10 a.m. and will include live music, dance classes, screenings, hand massages and even caricatures before a lunch is served. More than 85 door prizes – donated from local businesses – will be raffled off to attendees.

CINJ Hamilton – RWJ Hamilton’s oncology program – integrates a medical practice with leading oncology specialists, outpatient treatment and support services.

As an affiliate of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey in New Brunswick, the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in New Jersey, CINJ Hamilton provides access to research and new scientific advances for the treatment of all types of malignancies and blood disorders.

Editor's Note: The news release above was issued by Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton.