More articles about: Cancer (Oncology)
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Department of Radiation Oncology staff uplift pediatric patients through gifts of time and talent
Michigan Medicine radiation oncology staff help grant wishes and spread joy to pediatric cancer patients at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital.
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Researchers use nanoparticles to target glioblastoma in mice
University of Michigan researchers have created nanodiscs that can target cholesterol levels in GBM, starving the cancer cells and increasing survival rates of the treated mice.
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Finding a 'beautiful gift' within stage 4 lung cancer
How one woman found 'a beautiful gift' within stage 4 lung cancer.
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Dedicated football fans create professorship for life-saving research after wife’s glioblastoma treatment
U-M football fans Jim and Connie Achtenberg are turning their experience with glioblastoma into hope by funding research at Rogel Cancer Center.
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Entrepreneur bridges gaps in integrative oncology
Mary Vandewiele's commitment to integrative oncology training programs is a powerful example of how philanthropy advances patient care.
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‘Beating the odds’: hope for U-M drummer with inoperable brain tumor
Ethan White was diagnosed with diffuse midline glioma, a rare form of brain cancer where the survival time after diagnosis is 1-2 years. His treatment is going well and Koschmann is cautiously optimistic about his case.
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Study offers reassurance for patients with some cancer-linked genes
Research by the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center finds that patients with three of these variants face no extra risk of dying from their cancer.
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Personalized app reduces cancer-related fatigue
Researchers at the Rogel Cancer Center, in collaboration with Arcascope, have developed and tested a personalized app that tracks a user’s circadian rhythm and makes behavioral recommendations to reduce daily fatigue.
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Aggressive brain cancer doesn’t stop woman’s positive perspective
Despite a devastating diagnosis of glioblastoma, Chris Barry is thankful for her family, friends and the care she’s receiving at Michigan Medicine.
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4 exciting advances in multiple myeloma
A specialist outlines some recent advances that have him excited for the future of multiple myeloma treatment.
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New cellular therapy trials for brain tumors
Michigan Medicine experts discuss CAR T therapy, its use in other clinical trials at U-M and the new Phase I trials that started in March 2025.
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Re-purposed FDA-approved drug could help treat high-grade glioma
Avapritinib, an FDA-approved drug used to treat other types of cancer, also decreases aggressive gliomas in animal models and in an initial cohort of patients with high-grade glioma.
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How to assess your risk for breast cancer
Melissa Pilewskie, M.D., answers questions about how you can accurately assess your risk and what lifestyle changes can help reduce the likelihood of developing breast cancer.
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Histotripsy can help release HER2 from cancer tumor cells
A study demonstrates how histotripsy could stimulate the immune system to destroy a cancer through the release of tumor antigens.
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An emerging class of RNA fighting cancer, infectious and genetic diseases
Michigan Medicine's College of Pharmacy researchers have developed a promising new weapon in the war on cancer: small circular mRNA vaccines.