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Weight loss may help prevent multiple myeloma

By Kristina Sauerwein | November 21, 2016
Washington University School of Medicine

New research shows that excess weight increases the risk that a benign blood disorder will progress into multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood. The study, by a team at Washington University School of Medicine…

Staff/Faculty Update

Achilefu named to chemistry, optical societies

By Jim Goodwin | November 15, 2016

Samuel Achilefu, PhD, the Michel M. Ter-Pogossian Professor of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected as a fellow to the Royal Society of Chemistry and to The Optical…

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Holiday Cookbook Features Cancer-Fighting Nutrients

By Jenny Baudendistel Miller | November 1, 2016

With all of the parties and treats brought into work, it’s no wonder people have a tendency to gain weight and be thrown off from their regular diet this time of year. Eating healthily around…

Staff/Faculty Update

Achilefu receives inaugural breast cancer research award

By Jim Goodwin | October 27, 2016
Washington University School of Medicine

Samuel Achilefu, PhD, a scientist and inventor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been recognized as the first recipient of the Breast Cancer Research Program Distinguished Investigator Award, from the U.S….

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Siteman fund grants $300,000 for unique approaches to fighting cancer

By Jim Goodwin | October 17, 2016

Two scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Siteman Cancer Center will receive a combined $300,000 in funding over two years for their innovative approaches to fighting cancer. The awards, from…

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$10 million gift creates Bursky Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy

By Julia Evangelou Strait | September 26, 2016
Washington University School of Medicine

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received a $10 million gift to support research that harnesses the immune system to fight cancer, infectious diseases, and disorders caused by autoimmunity and immune deficiencies….

Research

New immunotherapy for leukemia shows promise in small clinical trial

By Julia Evangelou Strait | September 21, 2016
Washington University School of Medicine

Charles Hoy (left), a patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), talks with his medical oncologist, Rizwan Romee, MD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Romee co-leads clinical trials evaluating a new immunotherapy…

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Siteman Cancer Center benefits from QVC Presents “FFANY Shoes on Sale”

By Jim Goodwin | September 6, 2016

QVC and FFANY present a contribution of $300,000 as a result of charitable multiplatform event For more than 20 years, QVC Presents “FFANY Shoes on Sale” has combined great shopping with an even better cause….

Research

Even with genetic predisposition for lung cancer, quitting smoking reduces risk

By Jim Dryden | September 2, 2016
Washington University School of Medicine

Quitting smoking improves health and lowers odds of developing lung cancer. But a new study shows that even among smokers with a genetic predisposition to smoking heavily and developing lung cancer at a young age,…

Prevention

Excess weight linked to 8 more cancer types

By Caroline Arbanas | August 25, 2016
Washington University School of Medicine

There’s yet another reason to maintain a healthy weight as we age. An international team of researchers has identified eight additional types of cancer linked to excess weight and obesity: stomach, liver, gall bladder, pancreas,…

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Weight loss may help prevent multiple myeloma

Achilefu named to chemistry, optical societies

Holiday Cookbook Features Cancer-Fighting Nutrients

Achilefu receives inaugural breast cancer research award

Siteman fund grants $300,000 for unique approaches to fighting cancer

$10 million gift creates Bursky Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy

New immunotherapy for leukemia shows promise in small clinical trial

Siteman Cancer Center benefits from QVC Presents “FFANY Shoes on Sale”

Even with genetic predisposition for lung cancer, quitting smoking reduces risk

Excess weight linked to 8 more cancer types

Siteman Cancer Center ranked No. 10 among U.S. cancer centers

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Siteman

How Siteman is leading the way in personalized brain tumor treatment

Siteman Cancer Center expands proton therapy treatment

Siteman explains what every woman should know about endometrial cancer risk, symptoms and screening

Immunity boosting treatment enhances CAR-T cell therapy for blood cancers

$5.3 million grant supports research into lung cancer recurrence

Couple honors physician with gift for distinguished professorship

Siteman Cancer Center ranked No. 10 among U.S. cancer centers

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Siteman

How Siteman is leading the way in personalized brain tumor treatment

Cancer Types

The Siteman Approach

Specialized Programs

Siteman Cancer Center expands proton therapy treatment

Siteman explains what every woman should know about endometrial cancer risk, symptoms and screening

Immunity boosting treatment enhances CAR-T cell therapy for blood cancers

$5.3 million grant supports research into lung cancer recurrence

Couple honors physician with gift for distinguished professorship

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