Department of Radiation Oncology

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.

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.

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.

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.

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”

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