UPMC Passavant recently held its fifth annual Celebration of Survivorship. Each year, the event brings together cancer survivors, their families and hospital staff for an entertaining… Read more
Archives
Recent Cancer Patient Urges HPV Vaccine for All Children
Dr. Steve Wilson, a pathologist in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, discusses how he discovered his human papillomavirus-linked throat cancer, and the treatment he received at the… Read more
UPMC Experts Explain Importance of Vaccinating Children for HPV Virus
To show support of the Allegheny County Board of Health’s vote on whether to mandate the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, UPMC oncologists this week held… Read more
Nurses at Children’s Hospital Lift Spirits with Tutus on Tuesdays
At Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, on Tuesdays, they wear tutus. Nurses and staff in the gastroenterology unit help lift patient spirits by wearing tutus… Read more
Living Donor Kidney Transplant Helps Save West Virginia Woman’s Life
Jocelyn Mullenax has experienced kidney problems her whole life. The Harman, West Virginia, resident started experiencing kidney stones at 3 years old, but thought nothing… Read more