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WOMC Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University offer another Cross Training and Physical Activity: A Better Life Experience (CAPABLE) session in southeast Michigan. Classes start in July in Dearborn Heights, tailored to female adult cancer patients and at-risk community members. Jennifer Beebe-Dimmer, Ph.D., MPH, epidemiologist, leader of the  Population Studies and Disparities Research Program , scientific director of the  Epidemiology Research Core  at Karmanos, and principal...

Gen Sheng Wu, Ph.D., member of the Molecular Therapeutics Research Program at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and professor of Oncology at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, recently received a grant from the Department of Defense’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs. The four-year, $924,000 grant will benefit Wu’s study, “Targeting Dual-Specificity Phosphatase 1 in Platinum Resistance in Ovarian Cancer,” which aims to discover improved treatments for ovarian cancer...

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...

Last year, when Ed Pincik’s prostate specific antigen (PSA) test came back higher than the year before, his doctor ordered a biopsy.  It wasn’t Ed’s first prostate biopsy. “I had three or four of them in the past and they always came back negative,” Ed said. “I was kind of hoping it would come back negative again.” Four samples from Ed’s biopsy came back positive. “My doctor suggested having my prostate removed,” Ed said. “When they checked me out at the Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Flint ,...

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...

WWJ Theresa Hastert, Ph.D., MPP, Population Studies and Disparities Research Program  member at Karmanos and associate professor in the Wayne State University School of Medicine Department of Oncology, and her research team are recruiting LGBTQ+ cancer survivors and caregivers to participate in focus groups. She joined WWJ to talk about the FOCUS intervention and focus groups. The team hopes what they learn from the focus groups will help adapt the FOCUS program better to address the needs of LGBTQ...

FOX2 When prostate cancer is found early, it’s a curable disease. Kevin Ginsburg, M.D., MS , urologic oncologist and member of the Genitourinary Oncology Multidisciplinary Team at Karmanos, explained on FOX2’s LiveNow Detroit how a simple PSA blood test can help catch the disease early. He also shared information about the upcoming Prostate Cancer Awareness Night game with the Detroit Tigers. Watch the interview here . Learn more about the Prostate Cancer Awareness Night game here .

FOX2 LGBTQ+ cancer survivors and caregivers are invited to participate in focus groups that assist Karmanos researchers in adapting a current intervention that was made for straight cancer survivors and their caregivers. Theresa Hastert, Ph.D., MPP,  Population Studies and Disparities Research Program  member at Karmanos and associate professor in the Wayne State University School of Medicine Department of Oncology, joins FOX2’s LiveNow Detroit to explain the study and how people can participa...

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...