Nicole Fawcett
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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Genetic Sequencing Can Influence Treatment for Advanced Cancer
As more biomarker-based studies open, such testing will increase opportunities to match patients with clinical trials.
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Complications from Thyroid Cancer Surgery More Common Than Believed, Study Finds
A large, population-based study identifies three groups most at risk of postoperative complications.
 Prostate Cancer Biopsy
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How Technology Is Making Prostate Cancer Biopsies More Precise
Learn more about how Michigan Medicine specialists are combining new techniques to improve prostate cancer diagnosis.
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A Team Approach and Clinical Trials Push Rectal Cancer Care Forward
High-quality imaging, surgical expertise and ongoing research will help specialists treat the complexities of rectal cancer while preserving patients’ quality of life.
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Finding a Way to Hit an ‘Undruggable’ Prostate Cancer Target
A novel strategy to target a genetic anomaly that occurs in half of all prostate cancers may provide a path for developing new therapies against it.
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Study Finds Not All Women Get Appropriate Care for Cervical Cancer
Learn more about the findings from a study analyzing records from 16,195 patients treated between 2004 and 2012 for locally advanced cervical cancer.
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Looking Beyond Cancer Cells to Understand What Makes Breast Cancer Spread
Get the latest information on how DDR2 contributes to the spread of breast cancer from researchers University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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Cancer Center Leadership
Eric Fearon becomes center’s new director
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The Best Treatment for Laryngeal Cancer? This Approach Helps Decide
Laryngeal cancer treatments include chemoradiation & surgery. U-M oncology team offers an approach for deciding between chemotherapy & radiation and surgery.
 A woman suffering from early stage breast cancer side effects
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Half of Breast Cancer Patients Experience Severe Side Effects
93 percent of early stage breast cancer patients experience cancer treatment side effects. See the survey results & common breast cancer treatment side effects.
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Study Challenges Potential Pancreatic Cancer Target
Study shows inhibiting the PDX1 protein stops pancreatic cancer growth, but makes the cancer more aggressive. Learn more about this pancreatic cancer treatment.
 Is the Cancer Moonshot program hitting the mark?
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Can the Cancer Moonshot Work? Complicated Factors Are in Orbit
President Obama's Cancer Moonshot program helps fund cancer prevention, diagnosis & treatment. See what doctors believe it will take to finally cure cancer.
 A doctor talking to a patient about prostate cancer
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Prostate Cancer Treatment Rates Drop, Reflecting Change in Screening Recommendations
Prostate cancer screenings have dropped, but prostate cancer treatment remains high. Learn more about the overdiagnosis and overtreatment of prostate cancer.
 Bowl of fruits, vegetables, & grains that reduce cancer-related fatigue
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Diet Could Help Breast Cancer Survivors Beat Fatigue
U-M Study finds that eating fruits, vegetables, & grains helps breast cancer survivors reduce cancer-related fatigue. See the breast cancer diet from the study.
 Microscopic images of metaplastic breast cancer cells
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Researchers Find Key Genetic Driver for Rare Type of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
U-M researchers discovered removing the protein CCN6 from mice caused metaplastic breast cancer. Find out what this means for future breast cancer research.
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