Siteman Cancer Center

09/03/2026

September brings a lot of reasons to pay attention to your health. This month, we recognize:

❤️ Blood Cancer
💛 Childhood Cancer
💜 Gynecologic Cancer
❤️ Leukemia and Lymphoma
🩵 Ovarian Cancer
💙 Prostate Cancer
🩷 Thyroid Cancer

One month. Seven reasons to talk to your doctor about any signs, symptoms and, when possible, reducing your and your family's risk.

09/02/2026

Pancreatic cancer can be difficult to detect early, which makes knowing the symptoms and signs critical.

Kian-Huat Lim, MD, PhD, a nationally renowned WashU Medicine physician-researcher at Siteman Cancer Center, joined KMOV to discuss his research on pancreatic cancer, the symptoms to watch for and the treatments available.

Since this interview, the FDA has approved daraxonrasib, a first-in-class drug for metastatic pancreatic cancer. Dr. Lim served as our site principal investigator for the international Phase 3 clinical trial.

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09/01/2026

For years, progress against glioblastoma has been measured in small steps. At Siteman's Brain Tumor Center, that's changing.

Personalized vaccines. Modified Zika virus therapy heading to first-in-human trials. Laser therapy improving survival. Nasal drop immunotherapy. And a team performing more than 700 brain tumor surgeries a year.

Read how WashU Medicine researchers at Siteman are building the future of brain tumor care:

08/30/2026

Colore**al cancer is on the rise for young people, but a surprising and overlooked group could face an increasing risk of delayed diagnosis.

WashU Medicine's William Chapman Jr., MD, MPHS, a colon and re**al surgeon specializing in cancer care at Siteman Cancer Center joined KMOV to share what you need to know.

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Colore**al Cancer is on the rise for young people, but a surprising and overlooked group may face an increasing risk of delayed diagnosis. Dr. William Chapman Jr. joined First Alert 4 ON to share more.

08/29/2026

Making waves to fight cancer. The 11th annual Swim Across America St. Louis Open Water Swim is here. Nearly 600 swimmers, hundreds of volunteers and one mission: raising money for cancer research at Siteman Cancer Center.

Since 2016, this event has raised over $2.3 million for Siteman. Thank you to everyone who swam, volunteered and supported the cause.

08/29/2026

Olympic swimmers and Dash the Dolphin stopped by Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children's Hospital to visit our pediatric patients ahead of today's Swim Across America St. Louis Open Water Swim. 💛

08/26/2026

Pancreatic cancer is now the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. For patients with metastatic disease, options have been especially limited.

Today, the FDA approved a first-in-class drug that has been shown to prolong life for patients with metastatic disease. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine was among the first centers in the country to offer the therapy to patients and served as a clinical trial site for the Phase 3 study.

Patients receiving the drug in the trial had a median overall survival of 13.2 months, compared with 6.7 months for those receiving standard chemotherapy.

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Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis offers expert cancer treatment, advanced research and personalized care for patients and families across the region.

08/26/2026

From one recognition to another. WashU Medicine nurse practitioner Sanita Burgic, MSN, APRN, AGNP-C, who was honored as the Oncology winner at St. Louis Magazine's Excellence in Nursing Awards in June, is now a nominee for CURE Today's Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing.

Read more about Sanita and her nomination. 🔗 Link in comments.

08/21/2026

Some nurses you never forget. 💛

Congratulations to Jessica Eschenbacher at the Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center on receiving the DAISY Award for extraordinary compassionate care. During one of the most difficult times in a patient's life, fighting an aggressive lymphoma alone during COVID, Jessica showed up with a smile, compassion and the kind of care that made the hardest days easier to bear.

As the patient who nominated her shared: "I still cry as I write this because I am still so filled with emotion and gratitude for one person's true compassion and love."

Jessica, thank you for being the kind of nurse every patient deserves.

08/20/2026

School supplies? ✅ Backpack? ✅ A plan for keeping the whole family healthy this year?

Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH, has you covered with seven tips that are easy to start and stick with.

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