Pancreatic cancer is especially challenging to treat – only eight percent of patients are still alive five years after diagnosis. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are of limited benefit, and even immunotherapy – which revolutionized treatment for…
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has formed a collaboration with China-based Huici Health Management Co. to help with physician training and the design of a new medical center — including a 1,000-bed…
Research related to breast, prostate and lung cancers are among the 11 projects that will benefit from $1.8 million in new grants announced by Siteman Cancer Center through its Siteman Investment Program. The goal of…
Among scary diseases, lung cancer can be one of the scariest. It is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the nation, including in Missouri and Illinois. And for smokers and many ex-smokers who are…
Women at average risk of breast cancer should begin annual screening mammograms at age 40, a leading breast surgeons group recommends. Women at higher risk of breast cancer, including those with a family history of…
Pancreatic cancer kills more than 45,000 people in the U.S. each year, mostly due to the fact that it is detected too late for surgery to remove and halt the spread of the cancer. Cysts…
Amanda F. Cashen, MD, an associate professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named executive chair of the university’s Institutional Review Board (IRB), the multidisciplinary group that reviews…
Tumors arise when cells shake off their restraints and start to multiply out of control. But how fast a tumor grows does not depend solely on how quickly the cancer cells can divide, a new…
Proton therapy results in fewer side effects than traditional X-ray radiation therapy for many cancer patients, according to a new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Perelman School…
When Hurricane Maria churned across Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, 2017, it was the island’s second hurricane in less than two weeks. More than 1 million residents were already without power because of a glancing…
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