Patient Care

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Focused On Cancer; Centered on You

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Collaborative Patient Care

Centered on You

Our patient care is multidisciplinary, which means treatment plans are developed with input from many experts: pathologists, radiologists, surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists. 

Team members share their experiences and knowledge of specific cancer to provide the very best options. Due to our extensive research programs, the majority of our patients have access to new forms of treatment, many developed here as a result of clinical trials.

We are centered on our patients and families.  Whether it's clearly explaining your diagnosis and treatment options, to providing caregiver help through our Patient and Family Support Services Program, we want our patients to continue to live life to its fullest. 

Cancer Programs

Below is a list of our cancer specialties.  
  • Blood Cancers
  • Breast Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Endocrine Cancer
  • GI Cancers
  • Gynecologic Cancer
  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Pediatric Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Urologic Cancer
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    News & Stories
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    Health Lab

    Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer: Now what?

    A pancreas cancer surgeon explains from Michigan Medicine how to find the best place for treatment, why that matters, and what to expect from the process.
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    Cancer Aware

    Understanding Prostate Biopsy

    Those with an elevated prostate-specific antigen test are referred for a biopsy of their prostate to help diagnose prostate cancer or other prostate concerns. This can bring anxiety and discomfort for the patient.
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    Cancer Aware

    Focal therapy for prostate cancer

    When treating for localized prostate cancer, surgery and radiation are usually what people hear about. However, there are other treatments that could be options under a heading of focal therapy. Dr. Andrew Wood, a urologic oncologist with U-M Health Rogel Cancer Center’s Weiser Center for Prostate Cancer talks about these options and which patients could benefit from them.
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    Health Lab

    Histotripsy stimulates the immune system to attack cancer cells outside the liver

    The University of Michigan Health pioneered the treatment histotripsy for liver cancer, which is helping teach the immune system which cancer cells to attack.
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    Health Lab

    A dosimetry code ready for widespread use in software

    Patients receiving radiation treatment for cancer from around the country now benefit from a University of Michigan-developed code that research clinicians developed.
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    Health Lab

    How race impacts patients’ response to cancer immunotherapy

    The first large scale analysis finds immune checkpoint inhibitors are equally effective in Black and white patients, with Black patients having fewer side effects.