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Neobladder Surgery After Kidney Removal for Cancer

Oct. 18, 2011 – About 69,000 Americans are diagnosed with bladder cancer each year. In some...

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Siteman Completes 5,000th BMT Transplant

July 31, 2011 – The Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Program at the Siteman Cancer Center is...

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Getting the Word Out About Reconstruction After Breast Cancer

April 27, 2011 – A 2007 study of breast cancer patients showed that fewer than 30 percent...

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FDA Approves Yervoy For Metastatic Melanoma Patients

May 24, 2011 – Metastatic melanoma is a difficult diagnosis to receive because it’s generally...

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Genetics' Role in Colorectal Cancer Detection

Up to 5 percent to 6 percent of all colon cancers in the United States are caused by inherited...

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3-D Mammography System Approved by FDA

On Feb. 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first X-ray system to provide 3-D...

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New Study On Lymph Node Removal For Breast Cancer Patients

A study published in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association is...

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Advances in Radiation Oncology

Cancer treatments have come a long way over the years. In this Cancer Connection podcast, Siteman...

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Treating Neurofibromatosis Type II (NF2)

Washington University physicians at the Siteman Cancer Center are forming a comprehensive center...

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FDA Withdraws Avastin For Breast Cancer

The FDA has made the recommendation that provisional approval of treating metastatic breast...

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Will Graphic Images On Cigarette Packages Reduce the Smoking Rate?

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is slated to require graphic images of the harmful effects...

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New Study on Mammography

A new study out of Sweden reinforces the argument that women should follow American Cancer...

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Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery

Minimally invasive techniques have come a long way for patients in need of colorectal surgery. In...

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The Role of Medical Oncology in Prostate Cancer Treatment

When prostate cancer is caught early, men typically see a urologist or radiation oncologist for...

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Advice on Avastin

Recently, an FDA advisory committee voted 12-1 to remove an indication for breast cancer use from...

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Detecting Thyroid Cancer Early

Many types of thyroid cancer are considered highly curable if detected early. In this episode of...

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Proton Beam Therapy

June 30, 2010 - A revolutionary form of cancer treatment called proton beam therapy will soon be...

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New report outlines risk of tanning beds

According to a new report in the journal Cancer, Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, the use...

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New Guidelines for Prostate Cancer Screenings

The American Cancer Society (ACS) has changed its screening guidelines for prostate cancer. The...

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Weighing the Risk of CT Scans

CT scans can help physicians diagnose many medical problems, but they do carry risks....

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