Demsky was a previous Health Lab contributor and member of the public relations team.
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A U-M review found national Choosing Wisely recommendations to reduce overtreatment in early stage breast cancer weren’t consistently followed.
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The protein Argonaute 2 was found to be critical to the progression from benign lesions into pancreatic cancer, suggesting a therapeutic opportunity.
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The challenges for patients and providers have been unprecedented. That’s why leaders and care teams across the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center(link is external) have been working tirelessly in recent weeks to chart a safe, sustainable path forward — innovating across the entire organization to provide nationally recognized cancer care while protecting patients and staff from the spread of COVID.
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The University of Michigan’s OncCOVID app draws on global cancer and coronavirus data to create an individualized mortality risk assessment for receiving immediate versus delayed cancer treatment.
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One program is helping people in the Arab-American community quit smoking for good during the month of Ramadan.
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New study highlights the persistent dangers cancer nurses face from exposure to hazardous drugs.
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Transcriptional profiling identifies a gene program active in metastatic prostate cancers that failed to respond to enzalutamide treatment.
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Researchers have made strides toward targeting cancer in a new way. Through a collaboration between institutions and various scientific disciplines, scientists found a new way to attack a previously undruggable tumor suppressor.
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Using next-generation RNA sequencing combined with data from local sources and The Cancer Genome Atlas, U-M researchers have uncovered the gene signature for chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (ChRCC).
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A new study examines why different types of gut bacteria impact the development or suppression of colorectal cancer in mice.
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An international team of radiation oncologists are helping to protect patients and providers and conserve protective equipment for frontline health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A patient with stage 4 cancer provides practical advice for others living with a similar diagnosis.
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Antiandrogen treatment is associated with heart and neurological problems and didn’t increase survival for this group of men, a U-M analysis finds.
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After receiving a rare cancer diagnosis, one local pastor says she has learned more about what unconditional love means.
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Three Michigan Medicine-led projects have advanced to the second round of STAT News’ annual STAT Madness competition — a bracket-style tournament to find the best innovations in science and medicine