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Six years ago at age 32, Becky Lorts found a lump in her left breast. She opted to fight her cancer with chemotherapy, radiation and surgery to remove both breasts, and she came out clear.

When it comes to improving care for patients facing kidney, prostate or testicular cancer, Washington University and Siteman Cancer Center urologic surgeon R. Sherburne Figenshau, MD, thinks small — smaller incisions, smaller cuts and smaller amounts of time inside the body.

Because cancer runs in her family, 54-year-old Lisa Facer had always been diligent about getting annual mammograms. But in 2006, she missed her mammogram as she and her sister cared for her dying mother in Hawaii. In 2007, the company where she was a corporate bond trader was in turmoil — so she missed her mammogram again. In May 2008, Facer lost her job. So with time on her hands, she finally went for a mammogram. On D-Day – June 6 – she got the news she dreaded: breast cancer.

Oncology nurses often care for the sickest of the sick, which can be stressful and emotionally difficult. But every nurse who works with cancer patients shares the common denominator of passionate care for patients, says Christine Rimkus, RN, an oncology clinical nurse specialist at the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine.

Illumination10 co-chairs Jim and Stacey Weddle

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In November, Debbie Brennan suffered a brain hemorrhage much like rocker Bret Michaels.

To help improve the availability of breast cancer screening, education and research in the St. Louis area, the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine was awarded five grants from the St. Louis Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.

A combination of medical expertise, technology and geography will converge as Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine launch in April a new “Fetal Care Center” for the care and management of high-risk mothers and births.

Through the power of the blogosphere, the story of 23 year-old Megan Moss’ search for a heart has brought in emails from St. Louis to Sweden.