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Widening inequality seen where cancer clinical trials are available

The availability of clinical trials of new treatments for cancer varies greatly by geography, and a new study shows more socially vulnerable areas have far fewer.
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Researchers discover urine based test to detect head and neck cancer

At-home test can detect tumor DNA fragments in urine samples, providing a non-invasive alternative to traditional blood-based biomarker tests
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Drug pricing program improved prostate cancer treatment adherence

Socially vulnerable patients were more likely to stick with oral medications when treated at a hospital participating in 340B program, suggesting these hospitals may have more resources to help patients.
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New model of key brain tumor feature could help scientists understand how to develop new treatments

Model shows how oncostreams form and behave in brain tumors – and how to inhibit them
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Less chemoradiation is possible for some cancer patients

Some oropharynx cancer patients may qualify for less radiation treatments, according to a new study from experts at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center.
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Targeted drug shows promising ability in treating rare head and neck cancers

Experts at Rogel Cancer Center develop and study the impact of a new drug for salivary gland cancers
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Pluvicto treatment gives patient another chance

New treatment for metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer helped patient get back to his hobbies
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Studying cells to improve medulloblastoma treatment

Research from Michigan Medicine experts is shedding light and potentially expanding options for patients living with an aggressive childhood cancer.
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Metabolite tells cells whether to repair DNA

Findings from researchers at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center, published in Cancer Discovery, show how a specific nucleotide metabolite called GTP controls responses to radiation and chemotherapy in an unexpected way.
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Can personalized care prevent overscreening for colorectal cancer in older adults?

Study reveals presenting adults between 76 and 85 with personalized information about the benefits and harms of colon cancer screening decreases excess screening
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Potato starch supplements could be solution to bone marrow transplant complications

University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center scientists have found a potential solution for preventing a common and dangerous complication in patients that receive stem cell transplants from a donor’s blood or bone marrow.  
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Early findings suggest this cancer drug may be effective against advanced tumors caused by genetic mutations

Sparrow Health System, part of University of Michigan Health, experts release findings in a study of a cancer drug for patients with genetic mutations.
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Tumor-destroying soundwaves receive FDA approval for liver treatment in humans

Michigan Medicine has developed a new technique that provides a non-invasive alternative to surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatments for cancer.
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A unique approach to transplantation for liver malignancies

A Michigan Medicine transplant specialist examines different ways of caring for patients with liver cancer.
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Hitting the mark

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center researchers are unraveling its nuances, advancing enabling technologies, advocating for patients and figuring out how to ethically integrate this technology into clinical care.