Karmanos Podcasts

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...

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...

“Everyone at Karmanos made me feel that I could really successfully fight my disease.” 97.1 The Ticket Lynn Aston, one-year breast cancer survivor, joined Daniella Bruce of the Detroit Tigers Radio Network moments before Pink Out the Park began to share her journey with cancer. When her radiologist noticed something on her mammogram results that wasn’t there the year before, Aston was diagnosed in September of 2023 at 74 years old with stage I invasive lobular carcinoma. She received radiation therapy t...

WWJ Karmanos makes seeing a genetic counselor convenient for everyone. You don’t have to be a cancer patient to utilize the Karmanos Cancer Genetics Counseling Service . Courtney Kokenakes, MS, LCGC , licensed genetic counselor, explained how appointments with genetic counselors are fashioned. She’ll be available to chat with you at the Screening Saves Lives: Cancer Screening and Educational Event at the Weisberg Cancer Center in Farmington Hills on Saturday, June 8, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Screening Save...

WWJ Karmanos is hosting its Screening Saves Lives: Cancer Screening and Educational Event at the Weisberg Cancer Center in Farmington Hills. Participants may receive breast cancer screenings, including mammograms, colorectal screening consultations, free head and neck examinations, and wellness checks. They can also speak to a genetic counselor about their potential risk for cancer. Courtney Kokenakes, MS, LCGC , licensed genetic counselor at the Karmanos Cancer Genetics Counseling Service , explained w...

WWJ Bob Marzolf was diagnosed with tongue cancer in 2017 at 49 years old. It was found as he was being intubated for his second hernia surgery. They saw a small area on his tongue. This area concerned the doctor, who did further testing and then referred Marzolf to Syed Naweed Raza, M.D., FRCS(C), FACS , surgical oncologist, plastic and reconstructive surgeon, and member of the Head and Neck Oncology Multidisciplinary Team at Karmanos. Marzolf received a tongue transplant. Dr. Raza used a portion of his...

97.1 The Ticket | 1270 AM The Bet | 99.5 WYCD | 104.3 WOMC | ALT 98.7  Evita Singh, M.D. , diagnostic radiologist, director of breast imaging and member of the  Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Team  at Karmanos, joined Sunday Edition during Women’s Health Month to talk about breast health. She encouraged women to forgive themselves if they have missed their mammograms, but to get their next one scheduled. Dr. Singh explained how every woman who gets a mammogram at the Women’s Wellness Cli...

WJR The new U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recommendations state that women should receive mammograms every other year starting at 40. However, Evita Singh, M.D. , diagnostic radiologist, director of breast imaging and member of the  Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Team  at Karmanos, joined ‘JR Morning and explained why breast cancer experts still encourage women 40 and older to receive mammograms annually. Schedule your mammogram here .

Cancer History Project Morhaf Al Achkar, M.D., Ph.D., MSCR, FAAFP, associate center director of Education at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, has been living with stage IV ALK-positive lung cancer for nearly eight years. On The Cancer Letter’s Cancer History Project podcast, he shares his journey of learning about his diagnosis. As a physician, he said he is privileged to have the resources and access to care that he has received. However, he has dedicated his career to identifying and looking...

WOLB Isaac Powell, M.D. , urologic oncologist, member of the  Genitourinary Oncology Multidisciplinary Team  and the  Population Studies and Disparities Research Program  at Karmanos, was invited to speak with hosts during Patrick Henderson’s Meet the People on Baltimore’s WOLB 1010 AM News Radio. Henderson passed away in January 2024 after two battles with prostate cancer. Dr. Powell explained his research surrounding African Americans’ mistrust of the health care system and his and...