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Febuary is American Heart Month

Febuary is American Heart Month


| February 1, 2011 | Comments (1)

Since 1963, February has been declared American Heart Month. The American Heart Association uses this month to raise awareness and funds towards research and education regarding heart disease. Launched in 2004, February 4th is National Wear Red Day, which supports the AHA’s Go Red For Women campaign. Heart disease is is the #1 killer of [...]

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Visits Siteman Cancer Center


| May 14, 2010 | Comments (0)

The NBA’s all-time leading scorer and cancer survivor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar visited a couple of our cancer patients before recieving a special gift from Barnes-Jewish president Rich Liekweg. Kareem announced in late 2009 his cancer battle with chronic myeloid leukemia.  While he was here, John DiPersio, MD, PhD, deputy director of Siteman Cancer Center, escorted Kareem [...]

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