Siteman Cancer Center
Nationally celebrated artists raise their voices for concert to aid Siteman Cancer Center research
Music lovers can enjoy the voices of world-class artists on June 10 while supporting cancer research. The fourth annual “Sing for Siteman” will feature nine vocal artists from around the world who will unite for one performance for the cause. The concert will be from 7:30-9 p.m. at Whitaker Hall on Washington University’s Danforth Campus [...]
Join Siteman for the Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure
As someone affected by breast cancer, Yulanda Tomlin-Watson is part of a team no one chooses to join. In 1998, the disease took her mother, the nucleus of her extended family. In her honor, Tomlin-Watson started a team the next year that friends and relatives happily joined. “JoAnn’s Jewels,” named after the woman they lost, [...]
Siteman Cancer Center-South County’s May 18 grand opening
The new Siteman Cancer Center outpatient facility in south St. Louis County will celebrate its public grand opening from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 18. The facility is at 5225 Midamerica Plaza, near Interstate 55 and Butler Hill Road in Mehlville. The free event will feature: health screenings and disease risk assessments, samples of [...]
Siteman helps patient fight prostate and bladder cancer
St. Louis native Charles Watkins wasn’t feeling any different than normal when he went in for a regular checkup in October 2010, but the trip may have saved his life. During the visit, Watkins’ primary care physician discovered his prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, had jumped two points. Watkins, it was determined, had prostate cancer. His physician recommended [...]
Matt and Kathy Holliday help promote colon cancer screening
The Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine is proud to team up with Matt Holliday of the St. Louis Cardinals and his mom, Kathy, a colon cancer survivor, to raise awareness about the importance of colon cancer screening. As part of the “Cancer Doesn’t Take a Holliday” campaign, the [...]
Cancer prevention study seeks a few good volunteers
The Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine has partnered with the American Cancer Society (ACS) to enlist St. Louisans in one of the largest cancer-fighting efforts to date. The nationwide study led by the ACS is meant to uncover clues about preventing cancer. Known as Cancer Prevention Study-3, or CPS-3, the project will [...]
Cancer survivor rings in recovery with lifesaving donor
When patients and staff hear a bell ring at the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, they know something special has happened. The ringing of the bell signifies the end of a patient’s treatment and the beginning of a new life, cancer-free. Everyone stops to applaud and celebrate with the [...]
Symposium for caregivers of young adults with cancer and young survivors
The American Cancer Society estimates more than 140,000 people under the age of 45 will be diagnosed with cancer in 2013. These younger people with cancer – most of them over the age of 18 – face a different set of challenges than their older counterparts. “Young adults are more likely to have young children, [...]
Pedal the Cause announces 2012 cancer research projects
Research on breast cancer and melanoma are included in the first round of projects funded by the 2012 Pedal the Cause event. All proceeds from the annual bike challenge are used for cancer research at the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. [...]
World Cancer Day
Chances are your family has been touched by it in one way or another. You or a loved one may be fighting it now. Or maybe you’ve already beat it, offering hope to others now in the fight. It … is cancer. Unfortunately, the disease continues to be a leading cause of death worldwide. The [...]
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