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Date: 10/28/2015
A new study suggests a potential new way to block one of the most common cancer-causing genes, without causing severe side effects.
Date: 10/27/2015
A new study from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center reveals molecular changes within a tumor that are preventing immunotherapy drugs from killing off the cancer. It explains why not all patients respond to immunotherapy treatments.
Date: 10/24/2015
A new study shows that a web-based app is effective at improving patient's knowledge about lung cancer and screening. The app offers personalized recommendations to help people determine if they are right for lung cancer screening.
Date: 09/09/2015
A small, implantable device that researchers are calling a cancer “super-attractor” could eventually give doctors an early warning of relapse in breast cancer patients and even slow the disease’s spread to other organs in the body.
Date: 09/02/2015
For children with rare, aggressive and advanced cancer, precision medicine may help doctors determine their best treatment options, a new study finds. Using information from a patient’s entire genome helped suggest personalized treatment options for nearly half of children with cancer, and led to specific treatment changes in a quarter of these patients.
Date: 08/31/2015
A new marker already linked to other types of cancer was found to play a role in retinoblastoma, a rare but lethal form of cancer. When advanced forms of RB affect both eyes, this cancer causes partial or full loss of vision in about 50 percent of patients. This tumor is normally treated by eye removal or administration of chemotherapy drugs that are often toxic to the normal retina, and thus can jeopardize vision. No targeted therapy, which selectively kills tumor cells but spares normal retinal cells, exists.
Date: 08/25/2015
Concerns about fertility kept a third of young women with breast cancer from taking tamoxifen, despite its known benefit in reducing the risk of breast cancer coming back.
Date: 08/07/2015
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Date: 07/29/2015
The University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center’s Breast Oncology Program was one of nine beneficiaries of the 2014 QVC Presents "FFANY Shoes on Sale" event. FFANY and QVC representatives presented a check for $380,000 to the Rogel Cancer Center.