News & Breakthroughs at Siteman
Stay informed with the latest cancer news and breakthroughs from Siteman Cancer Center. Our news feed provides timely updates on research breakthroughs, clinical trials, and community events.
Clinical, Health & Wellness, Patient Education Resource
Gentle Vaginal Dryness Moisturizers to Use After Cancer
If you’re facing vaginal dryness, painful sex or low libido after cancer treatment, please know this: you’re not alone and there is help. Many women treated with chemotherapy, radiation, or hormone therapy (like tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors) experience changes that make intimacy uncomfortable and painful, and understandably lower interest in sex, too. There are many […]
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 […]
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 […]
Health & Wellness, Patient Education Resource, Prevention
For Your Health: 15 Small Steps With Big Rewards
Surveys show that most of us place a high priority on our health and wellness. That’s probably not surprising to hear. But as common a goal as improving health is, it can sometimes feel like a mystery how we can actually work toward it, with busy days filled with work, family and other important activities. […]
Research
Study Sheds Light on How Pediatric Brain Tumors Grow
Blocking a chemical messenger in the brain that helps tumor cells multiply could offer new route to treatment The most common type of brain tumor in children, pilocytic astrocytoma (PA), accounts for about 15% of all pediatric brain tumors. Although this type of tumor is usually not life-threatening, the unchecked growth of tumor cells can […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, Patient Education Resource, Prevention
For Your Health: Should You Sip or Skip Your Favorite Summer Drink?
For something so simple, there can be something surprisingly enjoyable about a cold drink on a hot day. It can quench our thirst, cool us down and just taste great. And during these warm months when we need to drink more than usual to stay hydrated, it’s important to choose drinks that we like, but […]
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 […]