Director of Communications, University of Michigan Rogel Cancer
Fawcett leads a team of communicators who produce targeted, innovative communication for the Rogel Cancer Center’s research and clinical enterprises. Prior to Michigan Medicine, Fawcett was a reporter at the Detroit News and editor for a web-based community for people with disabilities.
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Researchers at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center have identified a mechanism that causes severe gastrointestinal problems with immune-based cancer treatment, also finding a way to deliver immunotherapy’s cancer-killing impact without the unwelcome side effect.
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Pearce, professor of epidemiology at the School of Public Health and co-lead of Rogel’s cancer control and population sciences program, reflects on the project and why bringing this study to Michigan is so critical.
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Researchers from the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center have developed a monitoring system using a research genetics program to trigger alerts about cancer patients suspected to have the DPYD gene variant.
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For people with expensive prescription drugs, switching plans could save them thousands of dollars in copays. And a simple tool can help people easily compare out-of-pockets expenses for anyone with a Medicare Part D prescription plan.
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Technology developed at U-M uses sound waves to destroy tissue, providing a new type of cancer therapy
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A free online tool could potentially save some prostate cancer patients more than $9,000 in out-of-pocket drug costs, a Michigan Medicine study finds.
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A potential drug candidate called ONC201 nearly doubled survival for patients with diffuse midline glioma and DIPG.
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An analysis finds that up to millions of dollars could be saved annually on cancer immunotherapy treatments across the Veterans Health Administration by reconsidering how those drugs are delivered.
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The National Cancer Institute has awarded the U-M Rogel Cancer Center a grant worth $37 million over five years and renewed the center’s designation as a “comprehensive cancer center.”
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For thyroid cancer, experts examine the current state of overdiagnosis, new therapies, health equity concerns and more.
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Financial toxicity of cancer impacts partners’ quality of life, with people reporting pain, fatigue and sleep issues tied to missed work and medical bills
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Michigan Medicine researchers used microfluidic devices to track what happens to cancer cells as they migrate and take root in the brain.
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Protein degrader shows promise against STAT5, which plays a role in leukemia and other cancers
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University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center researchers find ZMYND8 gene plays a critical role in conferring radiation resistance on brain tumors with IDH1 mutation.
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A new study in cells and mice from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center has found that a low-protein diet and a specific reduction in amino acids can improve treatment for colon cancer.
