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.
In the Media
AI may predict spread of lung cancer to brain
Method may inform personalized cancer treatments Physicians treating patients with early-stage lung cancer face a conundrum: choosing potentially helpful yet toxic therapies such as chemotherapy, radiation or immunotherapy to knock out the cancer and lessen the risk of it spreading to the brain, or waiting to see if lung surgery alone proves sufficient. When up […]
In the Media, Patient Education Resource
For Your Health – What to Know About Young Adult Colorectal Cancer
In the Media
Medicare approves genetic test for solid tumors
Test can quickly identify treatable cancer mutations, guide precision therapy A genetic test that identifies cancer mutations in solid tumors and that was developed by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has been approved for reimbursement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The test, known as GatewaySeq, identifies […]
Health & Wellness, Patient Education Resource
For Your Health: Looking after heart health reduces cancer risk, too
The month of Valentine’s Day, February is also American Heart Month – both highlighting matters of the heart. And while Heart Month might arrive with fewer candies and flowers than Valentine’s Day, it doesn’t lack for importance when it comes to overall health. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of men and women in […]
Health & Wellness, Patient Education Resource
For Your Health – Five Stress-Free Health Tips for 2024
Health & Wellness, Patient Education Resource
For Your Health – A simple, healthy boost to winter comfort foods
Clinical, Patient Education Resource
Is a Nerve-Sparing Prostatectomy the Best Surgery for My Prostate Cancer?
No one ever wants to hear that they have cancer. The word brings many fears and questions to mind. Yet, when a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer, there are many treatment options available to him, treatments that expand beyond prostatectomy, a surgery performed on the prostate. Is prostate cancer common? Each year more than […]
Research
Medicare approves whole-genome test for blood cancers
Developed at Washington University, ChromoSeq offers a complete picture of genetic errors that guides precision medicine approaches to treatment A new test for two blood cancers – developed by a team at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis – is the first whole-genome sequencing test for cancer to be approved for reimbursement by […]
In the Media, Research
Device for noninvasive brain biopsies via blood draw moves closer to market approval
A device aimed at enabling neurosurgeons and other physicians to perform noninvasive blood-based biopsies in adults with brain tumors has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “Breakthrough Device” designation. The device includes technology from Washington University in St. Louis and developed by Cordance Medical Inc., a medical device company in Mountain View, Calif. The designation […]
Health & Wellness, Patient Education Resource
For Your Health: Warming up to cold-weather activities
Maybe it’ll be this week. Maybe next, or the week after. But before long, the weather’s going to make its shift to the consistently colder days of fall and winter. While that change certainly brings a lot to look forward to on the calendar, it can also bring extra challenges when it comes to keeping […]