MORGANTOWN – WVU Medicine has gained international recognition for its pioneering program in a relatively new and little known field: cardio-oncology. The Heart and Vascular Institute’s cardio-oncology […]
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Surgeons perform state’s first liver explant for tumor resection and liver autotransplant
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Surgeons at WVU Medicine performed the state’s first liver explant for tumor resection and liver autotransplant — a rare procedure that requires a multi-disciplinary team of […]
Preston Memorial Hospital welcomes new oncology services
Mon Health System KINGWOOD — Mon Health Preston Memorial Hospital expands its specialties offered with the addition of oncologist, Dr. Ihtishaam Qazi, to its staff. Qazi will […]
Breast cancer awareness not just for October
Despite COVID, area hospitals offer variety of programs By Erin CleavengerNewsroom@DominionPost.com October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual international campaign to promote awareness about the impact […]
Amid COVID and cancer, leftovers forged a friendship
by Denise Hamilton My husband occasionally roots through our freezer and pulls out forgotten items, giving me a “can we please throw this away” look. This time […]
What, exactly, is cancer?
My grandfather died of neck cancer about five years ago. Cancer has always been this invisible enemy that has haunted me and so many people I know. […]
Equipment donation to WVU Cancer Institute provides non-opioid pain relief
MORGANTOWN — The WVU Cancer Institute is exploring a non-opioid alternative to relieve chronic pain caused by cancer treatments thanks to a generous equipment donation from The […]
Oncologists are changing how liver metastases are treated
Newsroom@DominionPost.com As recently as 20 years ago, the outlook for patients whose colon or other cancers had metastasized, or spread, to the liver was bleak. Many general […]
Walking Miracles announces state-funded block grant
Newsroom@DominionPost.com HURRICANE — Battling childhood cancer can be traumatizing for children, their families and caregivers. The challenges brought on by the disease itself and the medicines required […]
Huggins’ Ohio event raises $150K
WVU Today The inaugural Huggins Homecoming in Cincinnati raised more than $150,000 to bolster cancer care and research at the WVU Cancer Institute. The Huggins Homecoming festivities […]
