MORGANTOWN — If something in your body doesn’t feel right, go to the doctor. That’s the message Demetry Walker, 23, wants to spread after being diagnosed with […]
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WVU Medicine Children’s, WVU Cancer Institute work to reduce pain in pediatric cancer patients
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Chemotherapy is difficult for any child, but when it causes mucositis, a painful side effect that causes ulcers to form in the mouth, it gets even […]
Survivors: WVU students planning virtual camp for kids whose parents are battling cancer
MORGANTOWN — Picture yourself as a kid at the living room window. You’re watching the car pull in the driveway. Let’s call it pre-pandemic, so you can […]
‘No such thing as a little bit of pain’
Researcher: More cancer patients could benefit from rehabilitation WVU Today Cancer treatment isn’t just a matter of shrinking or removing a tumor. It also involves preserving or […]
Giving is the best present
Powersports gives early gift to local teen who battles cancer The nurses at St. Jude’s would always laugh at the T-shirt Colby Simkovic wore to his chemotherapy […]
Bonnie’s Bus parked until 2021 because of COVID-19
KINGWOOD — A spike in the number of confirmed COVID cases has led to the cancellation of a visit by Bonnie’s Bus. The 45-foot, state-of-the-art mobile mammography […]
Cancer Institute offers new immune therapy
WVU Medicine The WVU Cancer Institute Osborn Hematopoietic Malignancy and Transplantation Program has expanded its ability to offer chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy to patients with […]
Program again rated among best in nation
Earns three-year accreditation for 4th consecutive time WVU Medicine The comprehensive breast care program at the WVU Cancer Institute has again been granted a full three-year accreditation […]
Pink Out Fundraiser
Clay-Battelle teacher raises money for cancer research and awareness Twelve hours. That’s how long it took the doctors to do their work. And when she finally woke […]
WVU hosts screenings through November
Lung program for current, former smokers WVU Medicine The WVU Cancer Institute Lung Cancer Screening Program will provide video and telephone screenings for current and former smokers […]
