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Personalizing Treatment of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Shows Promise in Cell Lines

A group of researchers at the U-M Rogel Cancer Center is laying the foundations for a new, “multi-omic” approach that could help determine the drugs to which a particular triple-negative tumor will be most likely to respond based on the totality of its molecular features.

Stephen M. Papadopoulos, M.D.

Dr. Stephen M. Papadopoulos’s career as a neurosurgeon has spanned more than 30 years. He is emeritus executive vice president and chief medical officer of Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. He previously served on the faculty at the University of Michigan Department of Neurosurgery, where he spent approximately 20 years, including his time as a neurosurgical resident. Dr. Papadopoulos has made seminal contributions to the field, including in the areas of image-guided surgery, medical informatics, surgical education, and complex spinal neurosurgery.

Fewer Women over 45 Screening for Cervical Cancer

Despite the fact that half of cervical cancers are diagnosed after age 49, participation in preventive screening steadily declines between ages 45 and 65.

Rogel Cancer Center Member Receives AACR Outstanding Investigator Award for Breast Cancer Research

Celina Kleer, M.D., the Harold A. Oberman Collegiate Professor of Pathology at the University of Michigan Medical School and member of the Rogel Cancer Center, will receive the 2019 AACR Outstanding Investigator Award for Breast Cancer Research, supported by the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Low-Risk Thyroid Patients Don't Need High-Levels of Follow-Up

Although it may seem very beneficial to do everything possible to treat a disease, new research led by the Rogel Cancer Center shows that, in the case of long-term surveillance of treated, low-risk thyroid cancer, doing everything possible drives up cost without improving outcomes.

Common Issues with the Event Calendars

How to add the calendar app to mobile devices

The calendar is not a traditional "app," in that you don't need to download it from an app store. It's a webpage specifically built for use on a mobile device and intended to be placed as a short-cut onto the device's home screen.

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