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  • WVU Cancer Institute first in the nation to offer IORT for glioblastoma

    Wednesday, June 21, 2017

    The WVU Cancer Institute is the first institution in the United States to offer intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) to treat glioblastoma. 

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  • Health Sciences community invited to West Virginia Writers’ Workshop

    Tuesday, June 20, 2017

    Several events at this year’s West Virginia Writers’ Workshop, July 20-23 at WVU, are focused on the role of writing and storytelling in health. Presenters include narrative medicine faculty from several campuses across the U.S., along with the leaders of an expressive writing program for patients at the WVU Cancer Institute. Health sciences faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in some or all of the Workshop.

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  • WVU cancer researcher participates in study that shows promising treatments for certain patients with advanced colorectal cancer

    Tuesday, June 20, 2017

    A group of cancer researchers, including Richard Goldberg, M.D., director of the WVU Cancer Institute, released a study today in the Journal of the American Medical Association comparing the results of combinations of chemotherapy delivered with targeted therapy drugs in the treatment of people with advanced colorectal cancer who had not received prior drug treatment for their advanced disease.

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  • WVU School of Medicine welcomes new resident physicians to campus

    Monday, June 19, 2017

    The West Virginia University School of Medicine recently welcomed a new class of 138 resident physicians to the graduate medical education program.

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  • Free healthcare screenings for first responders

    Monday, June 19, 2017

    WVU Occupational Medicine will be hosting an event in Morgantown this fall for all first responders (fire fighters, law enforcement officers, EMS, and Search & Rescue crews). “Protecting Our Local Heroes” will include free healthcare screenings that will be held at the WVU Health and Education Building September 11-14, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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