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Cancer Center Volunteer Orientation Thank you for your interest and willingness to volunteer your time at the Rogel Cancer Center. If you have any problems viewing the orientation, please contact the Volunteer Program Coordinator at 734-936-8307. Open the Volunteer Orientation Read more about Cancer Center Volunteer Orientation	Living the best life you can with a chronic illness Each of us is challenged in some way, be it our health, our work situation, or our interpersonal relationships. Living with any chronic illness takes courage, perseverance, and acceptance. Below are a few principles that may be helpful regardless of the challenge you are facing. Read more about Living the best life you can with a chronic illness	New target could halt growth, spread of ovarian cancer Researchers have identified a protein that helps ovarian cancer cells multiply and spread. By blocking it with a new antibody agent, they could slow the cancer’s growth and stop it from metastasizing. Read more about New target could halt growth, spread of ovarian cancer	Julie Brabbs named new cancer center chief administrative officer Julie C. Brabbs, MBA, was named Rogel Cancer Center chief administrative officer. She will also serve as associate director for administration for the center’s National Cancer Institute Cancer Center Support Grant. Read more about Julie Brabbs named new cancer center chief administrative officer
Precision medicine test helps guide breast cancer patients’ chemotherapy decision One of the earliest widespread applications of precision medicine in cancer care is helping patients and physicians decide whether chemotherapy is needed, a new study finds. Read more about Precision medicine test helps guide breast cancer patients’ chemotherapy decision	Transcription factor can stifle breast cancer suppressing gene A transcription factor known as Snail1 can act as a “molecular bypass” that diminishes the natural tumor suppressing action of a gene called p53 in breast cancer patients, a new study finds. Read more about Transcription factor can stifle breast cancer suppressing gene	Career Development The information on this page has moved. Please visit the Prostate SPORE overview page Read more about Career Development	Developmental Research The information on this page has moved. Please visit the Prostate SPORE overview page Read more about Developmental Research
Prostate SPORE Cores There are two scientific cores: Core A (see below) and Core B. CORE A: Biostatistics/Bioinformatics Core Alexander Tsodikov, Ph.D. (Core Director) Read more about Prostate SPORE Cores	Research Projects The current Michigan SPORE consists of three projects:/p> Project 1: Targeting mCRPC Patients with Biallelic Loss of CDK12 (see below) Project 2: Integrating a Novel MiPS-Based Next- Generation Sequencing Urine Assay for the Early Detection of Unfavorable Risk PCa Project 3: Exploring Ablation of the Androgen Receptor as a Therapeutic Approach for mCRPC Project 1: Targeting Metastatic Prostate Cancer Patients with Biallelic Loss of CDK12 Read more about Research Projects

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