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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.
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In 2021, Jill Rafferty didn’t know the cramps she experienced for months would lead her to Karmanos Cancer Institute one day. The stage IV colon cancer survivor said she wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for Karmanos. She details her cancer journey, especially her patient-doctor relationship with Anthony Shields, M.D., Ph.D., medical oncologist and leader of the Gastrointestinal and Neuroendocrine Oncology and the Phase 1 Clinical Trials Multidisciplinary Teams. Rafferty said Dr. Shields gave her and her husband so much hope. She donates to Karmanos in many ways, including using social media to encourage others to give by telling her story and selling cookies.
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