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
How Siteman approaches metastatic breast cancer treatment
Finding out you have metastatic breast cancer (also known as advanced or stage IV breast cancer) can be very scary. While there is no cure, treatment can slow the cancer, extend the patient’s life and improve quality of life. What is metastatic breast cancer? Metastatic breast cancer refers to cancer that originated in the breast […]
Health & Wellness
For Your Health: COVID-19 vaccination benefits children, families
It may be hard to believe that, after almost two years, COVID-19 is still a major issue in the U.S. and the world over. It continues to affect our health and health care and to disrupt our daily lives. And the emergence of new variants, like omicron, can add even more uncertainty about when we’ll […]
Health & Wellness
For Your Health: It’s a great time to be a quitter and get tobacco-free
Though it doesn’t often make headlines these days, it’s hard to overstate how important quitting smoking is to health – and in ways many people may not be aware of. Smoking impacts almost every organ in the body to some degree. It’s the main cause of lung cancer, of course, but it also causes 14 […]
Health & Wellness
For Your Health: Seeing pink is a great mammogram reminder
If the pink popping up in store displays and across our screens hasn’t given it away already, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And while it focuses on a serious disease, I always appreciate the opportunity it gives my colleagues and me to highlight ways women can look after their breast health. One of the […]
Clinical
Siteman’s innovations in brain tumor surgery are advancing treatment
Health & Wellness
For Your Health: Even a little exercise helps
Here’s a secret about physical activity that you should know and share: Even a small amount can give your health a boost. And that can be really important, maybe even inspiring, to hear. Especially these days. Studies have found that many people have reduced their physical activity during the pandemic. It’s easy to see why, […]
Health & Wellness
For Your Health: Young adults, keep eating your vegetables (and other great advice)
If you’ve finally reached that age when you’re officially an adult and starting to branch out on your own for work, school or another adventure, you’ve likely received a lot of advice from the older adults in your life. Some of it you may have sought out. Most of it, probably not. And, yes, as […]
Prevention
What is the most common type of skin cancer? What you need to know and what to look out for
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC), the most common type of skin cancer and the most common type of cancer in humans, accounts for about 8 out of 10 skin cancers. Basal cell carcinomas usually develop in skin that has been exposed to sunlight. These cancers grow slowly, meaning that most are curable and cause minimal damage […]
Health & Wellness
For Your Health: Make a health goal as relaxed as summer – one small change
In our social media-driven world, it’s the big stories and the spectacular images that can often grab the most attention. And it’s not just in topics like news, politics or sports, but also in areas that are more personal, like health and wellness. Spend just a few minutes scrolling through our phones, and we may […]
Research
Cell-based immunotherapy shows promise against melanoma
An immunotherapy based on supercharging the immune system’s natural killer cells has been effective in treating patients with recurrent leukemia and other difficult to treat blood cancers. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown in preclinical studies conducted in mice and human cells that this type of cell-based immunotherapy […]