More articles about: Rogel Cancer Center
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Work, Humor and Family Help Stage 4 Cancer Patient Thrive
Facing a challenging diagnosis of metastatic urologic cancer, one of the state’s top communications professionals leans into her job, laughter and love.
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Study Explains Why Patients with Cancer Spread to the Liver Have Worse Outcomes
The liver siphons critical immune cells to render immunotherapy ineffective; radiation to the liver may block this process.
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A Cure for the Medicine: Helping Patients with Gynecologic Cancer Manage Treatment Side Effects
Estrogen-lowering aromatase inhibitors are frequently prescribed to women with ovarian and uterine cancers. New research sheds light on how side effects impact these patients.
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Finding Your Place in The Medical Field
An endocrinologist specializing in thyroid cancer and creator of the Hemoglobin A1c test for diabetes reflects on his career, offering advice for aspiring researchers.
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Health Inequality Actually Is a “Black and White Issue”, Research Says
University of Michigan research shows the direct correlation between systemic racism and racial health disparities in the United States.
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10 Studies That Highlight the Importance of Rare Disease Research
Rare Disease Day is celebrated across the globe to raise awareness about rare diseases and how they impact patients’ lives. Michigan Medicine is working to better understand the mechanisms behind these rare diseases.
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Living with Brain Cancer: Embracing a Difficult Diagnosis
Since receiving a rare brain cancer diagnosis, one patient describes how her care plan at Michigan Medicine to treat her oligodendroglioma has helped, and how she is now helping others around her.
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The Michigan Health Blog’s 20 for 2020
The most read stories of 2019 on the Michigan Health blog.
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Michigan Health Lab's 20 for 2020
The most read stories of 2019 on the Michigan Health Lab blog.
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U-M Approach Could Improve the Accuracy of Cancer Clinical Trials
An innovative way of assessing clinical trial-related imaging could reduce the kinds of errors that can distort results, study finds.
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A Chance to Speak Her Name: Tara Ogunde
A U-M law student, who passed of breast cancer in 2019, is remembered by her family and school in a special way.
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Patients Say Ask Before Using Medical Records for Research
A new study finds patients want to provide consent before researchers or hospitals use their medical records for research.
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Ovarian Cancer Survivorship and Living Without a ‘Finish Line’
An ovarian cancer diagnosis gave one 26-year-old patient new perspectives on life and adventure.
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What Breast Cancer and Ovarian Cancer Survivors Should Know About New Genetic Testing Recommendations
Michigan Medicine’s Rogel Cancer Center discusses updated recommendations on screening for BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations.
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What Did My Doctor Say? What to Do When You Don’t Understand
A Rogel Cancer Center doctor offers tips to help patients leave their oncology appointments understanding their treatment.