News & Breakthroughs at Siteman
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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 […]
Clinical
Newly approved drug effective against lung cancer caused by genetic mutation
The new drug sotorasib reduces tumor size and shows promise in improving survival among patients with lung tumors caused by a specific DNA mutation, according to results of a global phase 2 clinical trial. The drug is designed to shut down the effects of the mutation, which is found in about 13% of patients with […]
Health & Wellness
For Your Health: Helping kids lay a foundation for lifelong health
Summer officially arrives this month, and it feels especially welcome. After a very long 16 months since the pandemic started, life is beginning to return to normal, as COVID-19 vaccination gains ground and rates of infections continue to drop. And while we still have a way to go before we can put the pandemic fully […]
Patient Education Resource, Prevention
Ask the Doctors: How to Check Yourself for Testicular Cancer
Testicular cancer is most common among men ages 15-35. In fact, it is the most common type of cancer for men in this age range. Men can play an important role in detecting testicular cancer through self-examination. Despite the ease and benefit of performing a self-exam, not many men know how to check for testicular […]
Health & Wellness
For Your Health: Lung cancer screening can save lives, and now more people can get it
Even with COVID-19 still dominating health news, stories about new lung cancer screening guidelines were able to break into recent headlines, and for good reason. Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the U.S. — and the deadliest, killing more than 130,000 people each year. More people are now eligible for lung cancer […]
Health & Wellness
For Your Health: Welcome spring with healthier comfort foods
A bright spot for many of us last year was the opportunity to hone our cooking skills. This may have been more from necessity than any real desire to be the next José Andrés or Rachael Ray. Still, reluctantly or not, we’ve joined the ranks of our friends and family who already enjoyed cooking, and […]