More articles about: Cancer Care

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When to use an at-home colorectal cancer screening test instead of a colonoscopy

What to know about an at-home colorectal cancer screening test versus a colonoscopy.
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Accessibility issues in cancer care

Researchers at the University of Michigan are finding that many patients may be encountering significant barriers to cancer care, even from their first phone call to a clinic.
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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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Rogel Cancer Center awarded $37M from NCI

The National Cancer Institute has awarded the U-M Rogel Cancer Center a grant worth $37 million over five years and renewed the center’s designation as a “comprehensive cancer center.”
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When genetic testing can help the whole family

Genetic testing for hereditary conditions such as breast cancer can have implications for the whole family. Learn how genetic testing helped Cathleen Argyle and her family to uncover a rare mutation and how the Rogel Cancer Center provided advice and guidance throughout the process.
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Do unto others

Tina Reuben was the first patient in one of the few clinical trials for adrenal cancer and hopes that her involvement can help other patients with the rare disease live longer.
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A Trusting Relationship with Her Provider – and Zumba – Help One Woman Get Past Metastatic Colon Cancer

From early stage colon cancer to advanced metastatic disease, Jennifer Watson’s cancer journey illustrates the importance of advocating for your health and partnering with a care team you trust.
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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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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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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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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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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 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.
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A Cross-Country Journey to Treat Adrenal Cancer

One mom’s journey from Arizona to Michigan to be the first adrenal cancer patient to undergo an innovative procedure called HIPEC.
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Woman’s Rare Diagnosis Prompts Sweeping Treatment to Target Cysts

HIPEC, a procedure that combines surgery and heated chemotherapy, gave Melissa Hough peace of mind after hundreds of cysts were removed from her abdomen.