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As a leader in cancer research, Karmanos is able to offer patients access to innovative treatments and clinical trials that are often times not available anywhere else.
To offer hope and longer life to patients with all types of cancer, Karmanos offers the latest types of therapy through our clinical trials program. Through clinical trials, we are creating new knowledge about how therapies fight cancer and provide national leadership in testing these new therapies.
We understand that cancer is a complex disease that demands complex care. We provide each patient with a dynamic, carefully constructed treatment plan focused on their specific cancer and their unique needs.
We listen to you to design a plan that provides you with respect, compassionate care and is responsive to your emotional and practical concerns.
Detroit PBS
Hayley Thompson, Ph.D., associate center director of Community Outreach and Education, and faculty supervisor of the Office of Cancer Health Equity and Community Engagement (OCHECE) at Karmanos, spoke to Stephen Henderson, host of American Black Journal, about the challenges that still exist for minorities in Detroit, and beyond when it comes to health equity and cancer. Dr. Thompson is also the director of the Center for Health Equity and Community Knowledge in Urban Populations (CHECK-UP) and a professor in the Department of Oncology at Wayne State University. She outlined what OCHECE and CHECK-UP are doing to collaborate with researchers, community partners, and stakeholders to educate minority communities and build trust between minorities and health organizations.
Watch the interview here.