More articles about: Cancer Care
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How Surgeons Are Working to Improve Outcomes for Patients with Pancreatic Cancer
Improving outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients has been a long, slow road, but Michigan Medicine doctors are staying the course and are developing new methods of treatment for the disease.
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Living with Brain Cancer: Embracing a Difficult Diagnosis
Since receiving a rare brain cancer diagnosis, one patient describes how her care plan at Michigan Medicine to treat her oligodendroglioma has helped, and how she is now helping others around her.
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A Chance to Speak Her Name: Tara Ogunde
A U-M law student, who passed of breast cancer in 2019, is remembered by her family and school in a special way.
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Cancer-Related Distress: Don’t Just Take It. Talk About It.
Cancer can bring with it a mix of emotional, physical, spiritual and practical concerns. Get tips and tools to help you identify, monitor and address distress as part of cancer treatment.
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Every Day Is a Gift, Says One Patient With Brain Cancer
After being diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor, Kathy Bellmore has outlived her initial prognosis, and is going strong.
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5 Things to Know About Cancer
A cancer diagnosis can lead to a lot of questions. Here are five essential things you need to know about cancer.
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Understanding Breast Implant Safety
New breast implant guidelines proposed by the FDA would require patient decision checklists to aid in patient education.
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Cervical Cancer Screening Numbers Drop Off in Women 45-65
Cervical cancer screening rates plummet in women 45-65, despite half of all cervical cancer diagnoses occurring in women over 49.
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Metastatic Breast Cancer: What You Should Know
Oncologist N. Lynn Henry, M.D., Ph.D., explains what metastatic breast cancer is, who it affects and how it's treated.
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Ovarian Cancer Survivorship and Living Without a ‘Finish Line’
An ovarian cancer diagnosis gave one 26-year-old patient new perspectives on life and adventure.
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Prostate Cancer Patients Can Pursue Healthy Sex Lives After Surgery
Prostate cancer patients can now pursue healthy sex lives/sexual relationships after surgery
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Bladder Cancer Didn’t Silence Kalamazoo’s ‘Guitar Guru’
Guitarist and bladder cancer survivor, Rendal Wall of Kalamazoo, continues to live a life surrounded by music after bladder removal surgery.
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What Did My Doctor Say? What to Do When You Don’t Understand
A Rogel Cancer Center doctor offers tips to help patients leave their oncology appointments understanding their treatment.
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Turning to Physicians, Family and Faith to Take on Sarcoma
How prayer and trust in his care team helped Gerald Dixon get through chemotherapy, radiation and surgery for stage 3 cancer.
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Triathlete Taps Training Habits to Power Through Colorectal Cancer
How one patient channeled a passion for fitness and a love of nature to help him through treatment for advanced colorectal cancer.
