A recent study published in Scientific Reports correlates higher levels of pollutant particulate matter to higher occurrences of head and neck aerodigestive cancer. The article “ Air Pollution Exposure and Head and Neck Cancer Incidence ” is the work of a multi-institutional collaboration with researchers from Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Johns Hopkins University and Mass General Brigham. The study was led by John Cramer, M.D. , otolaryngologist, member of the Head and Ne...
The Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development at Wayne State University’s (WSU) School of Medicine annually recognizes faculty who have made outstanding contributions in teaching, mentoring, research, and leadership. This year, several Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute faculty, researchers, and medical staff at the Karmanos Cancer Center received these awards, highlighting their significant contributions to education and more. Others received promotions and tenure at Wayne State. School...
As it’s known that lung cancer can be a secondary cancer following a head and neck cancer, multiple oncologists and researchers at Karmanos contributed to a study that takes a look at the risk level among African American patients compared to White patients. Their study titled, “African American race as a risk factor associated with a second primary lung cancer after initial primary head and neck cancer,” will be published in Head & Neck. The contributing Karmanos specialists and researchers are: Am...