Pap testing, the standard for cervical cancer prevention for decades, will become obsolete under a new guideline from the American Cancer Society (ACS), replaced by testing for human papillomaviruses (HPV), the cause of cervical cancer….
Philip R.O. Payne, PhD, director of the Institute for Informatics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named associate dean for health information and data science, and chief data scientist for the School…
Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine has been named among the top cancer centers nationally by U.S. News & World Report. The recognition is part of the overall ranking…
Some of the most promising advances in cancer treatment have centered on immunotherapies that rev up a patient’s immune system to attack cancer. But immunotherapies don’t work in all patients, and researchers have been searching…
Move-in day is exciting for any new college student, but for Ashlie Gauthier, the day marked the beginning of two major life events: she was embarking on an exciting study abroad program in Brighton, England,…
Research related to breast, prostate, brain and pancreatic cancers are among the eight projects that will benefit from $1.75 million in new grants announced by Siteman Cancer Center. The grants, given through the Siteman Investment…
The strange times continue. After finally getting back to a semblance of pre-pandemic life in many parts of the country, we’re seeing safety orders extended or put back in place as the coronavirus shows just…
After a national search, noted radiologist Debbie Lee Bennett, MD, has been named chief of breast imaging for Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Bennett will oversee screening and diagnostic…
A second proton therapy system has been installed at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine and is now available to treat patients. The pencil-beam scanning technology – the most advanced form of radiation…
A better understanding of how a colon tumor progresses to metastasis could lead to improved methods of diagnosis and treatments of colorectal cancer that has spread to other organs, such as the liver or brain….