Ellis Fishel cancer center

MU Health Care announced Tuesday new chemotherapy treatments for patients with advanced colorectal and abdominal cancers.

This month, the American Cancer Society expanded its lung cancer screening recommendations to yearly, low-dose CT scans for those aged 50 to 80 who formerly or currently smoke and have a 20 or greater "pack year" history. KBIA’s Rebecca Smith spoke with Dr. Sebastian Wiesemann and Dr. Vipul Bhanderi from Ellis Fischel Cancer Center about these new recommendations.

The Missouri State Fair’s gates opened last week, and University of Missouri Health Care is there offering cancer screenings and medical education.

University of Missouri Health System officials and UM System President Tim Wolfe officially opened the new patient care tower at the MU Hospital at a…