Radiation Oncology Patient Care

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Aiming for Excellence

We believe excellence in cancer care comes from continuously working to assess and develop new therapies, while always aiming for compassionate communication and support.

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The goal of the Radiation Oncology Department is to deliver the best patient care possible. We also aim to improve that "best" constantly by focusing on patients and family, by assessing new therapies in clinical trials, by developing new technologies to guide treatment planning, and by supporting basic research into understanding cancer biology. 

Each individualized treatment involves a team of each faculty physicians and physicists, residents, physician's assistants, nurses, social workers, radiation therapists, medical assistants and dosimetrists who are focused on the patient and their family. We aim to make this difficult time a bit easier by striving to communicate well, to decrease wait times and by having community practices around the state.

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Featured News & Stories

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Doctors treat lung cancer patient after cancer metastasized to her brain

Linda Rossi was initially diagnosed with lung cancer and moved to Michigan for treatment from U-M. She received surgery, but four years later the tumor spread to her brain, and she was treated with surgery and radiation.
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Radiation therapy for non-cancer diseases

An expert discusses the long time usage of radiation therapy for non-cancer diseases in other countries that are now available in the United States.
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7-year-old faces cancer treatment with ‘optimistic sassiness’

Emilia Pigeon was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a type of cancer that starts in immature nerve cells. She was treated with chemotherapy and surgery and continues to do well.
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Dietary changes could provide a therapeutic avenue for brain cancer

A team of researchers from Michigan Medicine tracked how glucose is used in glioblastoma tumor cells. They showed that dietary interventions can slow brain cancer growth in mice.
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Brain cancer patient finds a way forward

Sidney Ritchie’s aggressive brain cancer diagnosis has changed her life, and now, in her new reality, she finds meaning and purpose through connection, volunteering, and “showing up fully”
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University of Michigan’s Impact on the Future of Cancer Care

Four University of Michigan faculty members have served as president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, a rare distinction that only two other institutions can claim. ASCO is the world's leading professional organization for physicians and oncology professionals caring for people with cancer. In this episode, Nicole Fawcett, director of communications for the Rogel Cancer Center, sat down with four past ASCO Presidents and talked about the importance of the society, the impact it has had on cancer care and research as a whole and the impact here at U-M. Participants: Allen Lichter, MD, FASTRO Doug Blayney, MD Dan Hayes, MD Lori Pierce, MD