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11/15/2018 - 4:15am
New Strategy to Improve Liver Cancer Screening
Liver cancer surveillance among high-risk individuals usually leads to earlier diagnoses and improved survival rates among patients. However, this requires several steps, including identification of high-risk patients, compliance with surveillance recommendations, and highly accurate and accessible imaging tools.
11/01/2018 - 9:00am
Dlugosz to oversee basic science research at Rogel Cancer Center
The University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center has named Andrzej Dlugosz, M.D., associate director for basic science research. He currently co-leads the Rogel Cancer Center’s cancer biology program. In his new role, Dlugosz will oversee the Rogel Cancer Center’s four basic science research programs.
10/25/2018 - 11:30am
An Interactive Website Boosts Genetic Testing Knowledge in Breast Cancer Patients
A team at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center recently sought to determine how much newly diagnosed cancer patients understand about the benefits of genetic testing after a diagnosis. Their other objective: to find out whether a decision support tool would help improve that knowledge.
10/22/2018 - 12:00pm
Radiation therapy outcomes better for African-American prostate cancer patients than Caucasian patients
While popular beliefs and population data suggest that African-American men are at higher risk of dying from prostate cancer than Caucasian men, a new analysis indicates that African-American patients may have comparatively higher cure rates when treated with radiation therapy.
10/16/2018 - 8:15am