On Monday, December 5th, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center held a present wrapping party today on the LSUHS campus to benefit the children of FWCC's adult sickle cell patients.

KSLA12 - Overall, the breast cancer death rate dropped 43 percent between 1989 and 2020. However, Black women have a 40 percent higher mortality rate than other ethnic groups then it comes to breast cancer. Dr. Sarah Thayer, Director of the Feist-Weiller Cancer Center at LSUHS shares more about these disparities.

KSLA - Dr. Sarah Thayer, Director of Feist-Weiller Cancer Center at LSUHS talks about the risks, family history, and how to reduce the risk of getting breast cancer during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Newswise - Sarah Thayer, MD, PhD, Director of the Feist-Weiller Cancer Center at LSUHS, was elected as a new board member of the Association of American Cancer Institutes during the AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting, October 2-4.

KTAL6 -  September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month and Dr. Richard Mansour, professor of Medicine at LSUHS talked about the deadly disease.  “In Louisiana, the numbers are about 270 cases with 190 deaths. About two out of three patients get it, die from it.”

318 Forum - Ron Nierman, MA, LPC, CGP and Jackie Walton, RN, support group leaders at LSUHS's Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, share important information about Sickle Cell Disease with strategies for prevention and treatments.

SB Magazine - Dr. Richard Mansour, professor of medicine and program director of hematology/oncology fellowship at LSUHS, shares about understanding and treatment advances in ovarian cancer from his vast experience over the years, as well as increased survival rates.

Family Living Magazine - Dr. Sarah Thayer, Director of the LSUHS Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, shares, "We know that a cancer diagnosis is overwhelming and filled with uncertainty. The good news is there are presently 2.8 million survivors of breast cancer."

Thanks to the generous sponsors and attendees, more than $130,000 was raised to support the important cancer treatment, research and education that takes place at Feist-Weiller Cancer Center through this year's Life Savers fundraising event. 

Dr. Sarah Thayer has been appointed by Governor John Bel Edwards to the Louisiana Cancer and Lung Trust Fund Board. The Louisiana Cancer and Lung Trust Fund Board serves to determine policy for the Louisiana Tumor Registry and distribute state funds for cancer research.

Ellen Friday, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor and Researcher at LSUHS, is among the first 100 people globally to pass the QBRS exam and receive this credential, a distinction among biorepository science professionals.

 The TMIST clinical trial is studying current mammography methods to change the "one size fits all" approach to breast cancer screening.

Dr. Arrigo DeBenedetti receives Spring 2021 Feist Weiller Cancer Center (FWCC) Bridging Award grant in the amount of $100,000.