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The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute’s fourth annual Prostate Cancer Awareness Night with the Detroit Tigers and McLaren Health Care, the official health care system of the Tigers, was a home run on Monday, July 8. Hundreds of prostate cancer survivors and their loved ones were brought together under the lights of Comerica Park as the Detroit Tigers beat their division rival, the Cleveland Guardians. This awareness game also provided crucial information on early detection, highlighted the importanc...

Since the first immunotherapy drug to boost the body’s immune response against advanced lung cancer was introduced in the U.S. in 2015, survival rates of patients with the disease have improved significantly. That’s the conclusion of a recent real-world study published by Wiley online in CANCER , a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. A team led by Dipesh Uprety, M.D., FACP , of the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and the Wayne State University School of Medicine, published “Survi...

Sarcoma is a type of cancer that develops in tissues or bones. There are more than 70 subtypes of sarcoma cancers, with bone and soft tissue sarcomas being the main two types. Soft tissue sarcomas develop in soft tissues like fat, muscle, nerves, fibrous tissues, blood vessels, or deep skin tissues. Sarcoma Risk Factors There are a couple of known risk factors that may contribute to someone developing sarcoma: It is possible for patients to develop sarcomas from radiation given to treat other cancers, s...

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute , cancer centers and other organizations across the nation recognize July as Sarcoma Awareness Month. Sarcomas are rare tumors that develop in an individual's soft tissue or bone. There are over 13,500 new cases diagnosed each year in the United States. Karmanos offers an expert team dedicated to diagnosing and treating these uncommon tumors. Sarcoma Facts and Figures According to the American Cancer Society (ACS): Over 5,000 people in the United States wil...

Frank Cackowski, M.D., Ph.D. , medical oncologist and member of the Genitourinary Oncology Multidisciplinary Team at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, was named on the inaugural America’s Best Prostate Cancer Oncologists lists. The list is published by Newsweek, who partnered with Statista to rank the specialists. The ranking lists the top 150 oncologists and urologists across the country who specialize in prostate cancer care. When ranking, Newsweek and Statista looked at data from four source...

Hundreds of prostate cancer survivors are expected to fill the stands at Comerica Park on Monday, July 8, when the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute , in partnership with the Detroit Tigers and McLaren Health Care, the Tigers' official health care system, join forces to promote prostate cancer awareness. During the fourth annual Prostate Cancer Awareness Night, fans will have the opportunity to learn more about prostate cancer screenings, signs and symptoms as they cheer on the Detroit Tigers agains...

The Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) has once again awarded KSP , McLaren’s Specialty Pharmacy, as a 2023 Pioneer in URAC’s Leaders in Performance Measurement (LPM) recognition program. As a URAC-accredited organization, this distinction shows that KSP continues to demonstrate a commitment to improving health care quality and well-being through performance measurement. As a specialty pharmacy, KSP provides needed medications and therapeutics at an affordable cost for patients with comp...

The 2024 list of Crain’s Detroit Business Health Care Heroes contains two Karmanos Cancer Institute leaders: Boris C. Pasche, M.D., Ph.D., FACP, and Michael Dominello, D.O. Advancements in Care Hero Dr. Pasche , president and CEO of the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, was named an Advancements in Care Hero for his co-invention of the Therabionic P1 device. He and his co-inventor, Alexandre Barbault, started studying the use of low-level radiofrequency electromagnetic fields to treat cancer in the...

Mid-Michigan Now The Karmanos Cancer Institute Office of Community Health Equity and Community Engagement , along with the Genesee County Cancer Action Council , partnered with Wayne State University organizations and McLaren Flint to bring an informative event to the Flint area that explained how certain foods and environments can lead to cancer. Read the article here . Watch the discussion here .

Click here to read in Arabic. The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute is partnering with Wayne State University (WSU) School of Medicine and HYPE Athletics Center in Dearborn Heights to offer female cancer survivors 12 weeks of physical activity classes. These free classes are offered as part of an exercise program called Cross-Training and Physical Activity: A Better Life Experience (CAPABLE), which introduces the sport of CrossFit to cancer survivors and community members who may be at risk of devel...