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State of the Nation: Cancer Update Moonshot is the term for launching a spaceship to the moon, but it's also used to describe big-picture, breakthrough, right-on-target efforts to get something done: like curing cancer. Vice President Joe Biden is leading the U.S. moonshot initiative to cure cancer with a boost of research funding to advance our understanding of the disease, develop new treatments and end cancer as we know it. Research dollars from our government have historically played a big role in finding new ways to treat this ever-changing, very complicated illness. Biden's moonshot won't simplify cancer, but it is a push in the right direction. Read more about State of the Nation: Cancer Update	Precision Medicine Precision Medicine Defines a Custom Approach to Care Precision medicine, also called personalized medicine, is an approach to treating cancer that is customized to each individual patient. More than just treating the disease, precision medicine at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center includes: Cancer screening and prevention tips based on individual cancer risks Treatment that combines the most successful therapies with the least impact of side effects Predicting whether your cancer will return and having a plan if it does Read more about Precision Medicine	Immunotherapy The information about immunotherapy has been updated and moved. Please view it on the new Immunotherapy web page. Read more about Immunotherapy	Quality of Care and Life Mike Sanders wanted you to know: participating in a clinical trial does not rule your life. Nor does it mean your doctors only care about whether the medication is working or not. Read more about Quality of Care and Life
Make Yourself Comfortable Cancer and its treatment comes with symptoms and side effects. Most patients experience them at one point, some minor and others intolerable. Every caregiver at the Rogel Cancer Center -- from front-line staff at check in to nurses taking your vital signs to the technician giving your chemotherapy -- is concerned about how you’re feeling and can get you to the right person for help. Read more about Make Yourself Comfortable	International collaboration for genome analysis leads to clues about rare cancer An international collaboration newly identify several genes that drive adrenal cancer. In fact, the analysis uncovered double the number of genetic drivers already known to fuel adrenal cancer. Read more about International collaboration for genome analysis leads to clues about rare cancer	Seminars and Lectures This calendar only shows dates when events for Rogel Cancer Center members and trainees are occurring. View other calendars: Read more about Seminars and Lectures	Blood biopsy: Releasing cancer cells for better analysis A new device developed by researchers at University of Michigan could provide a non-invasive way to monitor the progress of an advanced cancer treatment. Read more about Blood biopsy: Releasing cancer cells for better analysis
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