News & Breakthroughs at Siteman
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In the Media News & Stories
Health & Wellness, In the Media
It’s never too late for those with cancer to quit smoking
Smoking cessation program developed by WashU Medicine researchers at Siteman Cancer Center is more effective at prolonging life than some chemotherapies Around 25% of people with cancer in the U.S. are active smokers when they are diagnosed, and studies have found that many of them continue to smoke during treatment. This may be due in […]
In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
Eberlein named President-Elect of American College of Surgeons
Timothy J. Eberlein, MD, FACS, director of Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, has been elected president-elect of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The three-year commitment includes one-year terms each as president-elect, president and immediate past-president. Eberlein began his term as president-elect after ACS’s annual meeting this month in Chicago. With […]
Clinical, In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
Dehdashti honored by Radiological Society
Award recognizes her career contributions in research Physician-scientist Farrokh Dehdashti, MD, the Drs. Barry A. and Marilyn J. Siegel Professor of Radiology and senior vice-chair and director of the Division of Nuclear Medicine at WashU Medicine, is being recognized by the Radiological Society of North America for advancing the radiologic sciences throughout her career in research. […]
Clinical, In the Media, Research
1,000th patient treated at Siteman with AI-enabled radiation therapy system
Combining artificial intelligence (AI) with advanced imaging, the technology supports more precise, personalized daily treatments by WashU Medicine physicians Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine has treated its 1,000th patient using state-of-the art radiation therapy technology that allows physicians to update a patient’s treatment plan on each day of treatment. Called adaptive […]
In the Media, Research
Working together, cells extend their senses
New research from Amit Pathak’s lab has implications for tracking cancer The story of the princess and the pea evokes an image of a highly sensitive royal young woman so refined, she can sense a pea under a stack of mattresses. When it comes to human biology, it also takes an abnormal individual to sense […]
In the Media
Siteman investment program awards $2.42 million for cancer research
Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine is pleased to announce funding for 12 new projects, including four clinical trials. Through this research, investigators aim to improve the understanding of tumor formation and growth, develop safer, more effective therapies, and explore new cancer screening strategies. The projects will benefit from $2.42 million in […]
In the Media, Research
AI-Based Breast Cancer Risk Technology Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation
Software developed at WashU Medicine on accelerated path to approval A new technology that harnesses AI to analyze mammograms and improve the accuracy of predicting a woman’s personalized five-year risk of developing breast cancer has received Breakthrough Device designation from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Developed by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine […]
In the Media, Research
Genetic study suggests ways to catch blood cancer earlier
New understanding of how mutations interact could pave way for early detection, prevention strategies As we age, our cells replicate, and the DNA in these cells can acquire mistakes — or mutations — every time the sequence is copied. Most newly acquired mutations are harmless, but some can tip the balance toward cancer development later […]
Health & Wellness, In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
Bennett named Evens Professor of Women’s Health
WashU Medicine breast cancer imaging specialist Debbie L. Bennett, MD, chief of breast imaging at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR), was installed Aug. 14 as the Ronald and Hanna Evens Endowed Chair in Women’s Health at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Bennett oversees screening and diagnostic mammography services at Siteman Cancer Center, based at WashU Medicine and Barnes-Jewish […]
Clinical, In the Media, Research
Siteman recruiting participants for multi-cancer detection tests
National study aims to detect disease before symptoms appear Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine is recruiting participants for a national study of a new type of blood test aimed at detecting several types of cancer before symptoms appear. The tests could identify the presence of ovarian, pancreatic, bladder and other cancers […]