dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – As dusk darkened the Thursday sky, and raindrops sprinkled down, a procession of cancer survivors, their families, supporters and caregivers carried paper lanterns of white, red and […]
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WVU Cancer Institute offers pioneering lung cancer treatment
MORGANTOWN – The WVU Cancer Institute is the first provider in the state to offer a new and promising treatment for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer. Extensive stage means the […]
WVU hoops squad visits WVU cancer center
MORGANTOWN — WVU men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries and several players visited with patients and staff of the WVU Cancer Institute’s Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center on Monday. “There were […]
WVU Cancer Institute performs West Virginia’s first pancreatic islet cell autotransplant
In a landmark achievement for pancreatic care in West Virginia, WVU Cancer Institute surgeons successfully performed the state’s first total pancreatectomy with pancreatic islet cell auto-transplant (TPIAT) procedure. This […]
New report highlights racial and social barriers to cancer care, offers call to action to address disparities
MORGANTOWN – While significant progress is being made in the prevention and treatment of cancer, socioeconomic and racial/ethnic barriers mean not everyone has adequate access to care. This is the […]
McQuain Trust gives WVU Medicine $50 million to begin work to create new cancer hospital in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN – The Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust has planted a $50 million seed that will grow into a $500 million Hazel Ruby McQuain Comprehensive Cancer Hospital, the Trust and […]
Cancer institute marks Pink and Pearl Day
WVU MEDICINE The WVU Cancer Institute joined organizations across the state to celebrate West Virginia’s inaugural Pink and Pearl Day Friday. Pink and Pearl Day, the keystone date of a […]
LUCAS holds lung cancer screening in Rowlesburg
WVU MEDICINE LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, visited Rowlesburg Friday, offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans. A service of WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals and […]
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 heart and liver […]
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 of breast cancer […]
