News Archive
Date: 06/04/2012
The antidepressant drug duloxetine, known commercially as Cymbalta, helped relieve painful tingling feelings caused by chemotherapy in 59% of patients, a new study finds. This is the first clinical trial to find an effective treatment for this pain.
Date: 05/22/2012
Initial results from a first-of-its-kind international consortium of adrenal cancer researchers suggest there might be a treatment standard for patients with adrenal cancer, an extremely rare and deadly disease.
Date: 05/15/2012
Researchers found that administering a common chemotherapy drug before bone tumors took root actually fertilized the bone marrow, enabling cancer cells, once introduced, to seed and grow more easily.
Date: 05/15/2012
The use of single positron emission computed tomography (SPECT)/computed tomography (CT) has been reported to change clinical management in a significant number of thyroid cancer patients, according to research presented in the May issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
Date: 04/30/2012
G. Lita Smith, M.S., R.N., A.C.N.P., a nurse practitioner in the Breast Care Center and nurse practitioner supervisor at the U-M Rogel Cancer Center, is one of 11 cancer care providers being honored with the 2012 American Cancer Society Lane W. Adams Quality of Life Award.
Date: 04/25/2012
Surgeons are not always including radiation oncologists early enough in a patient's treatment decision-making process, leaving some patients uninformed of all of their treatment options and potentially leading to more mastectomies over breast-conserving therapy.
Date: 04/24/2012
University of Michigan study reveals need for better screening, prevention of venous thromboembolism as outpatient surgery grows.
Date: 04/18/2012
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Date: 04/16/2012
When women at high risk of breast cancer viewed a customized web-based decision guide about prevention options, they were more likely to make a choice about prevention.
Date: 04/11/2012
A majority of Michigan oncology practices participating in a statewide consortium followed treatment guidelines for common cancers, but had gaps in managing symptoms and end-of-life care, according to a new study.