Ian Demsky

Demsky was a previous Health Lab contributor and member of the public relations team.

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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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Turning On the ‘Off Switch’ in Cancer Cells
Researchers have made strides toward targeting cancer in a new way. Through a collaboration between institutions and various scientific disciplines, scientists found a new way to attack a previously undruggable tumor suppressor.
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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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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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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.