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 American Foundation for […]
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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 practitioners and oncologists […]
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 welcomed West Virginia […]
WVU Cancer Institute to open center at Uniontown hospital
UNIONTOWN, Pa. — Cancer patients in Fayette and Greene counties will no longer have to travel to find the care they need thanks to a new partnership between the WVU […]
Bonnie’s Bus to offer mammograms in Aurora, Reedsville
MORGANTOWN — Bonnie’s Bus, a 45-foot, state-of-the-art mobile mammography vehicle, will visit Preston County offering three-dimensional digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women. Bonnie’s Bus, a service of […]
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 harder. These children […]
WVU remembers longtime supporter Jean DeLynn
WVU Today Jean DeLynn wanted to be remembered as someone who cared about cancer research and higher education, and she gave back in many ways to support the WVU Cancer […]
‘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 improving the patient’s […]
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 vehicle was previously […]
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 relapsed or refractory […]
