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U-M Researchers Home in on Key Player in Pancreatic Cancer Development
The protein Argonaute 2 was found to be critical to the progression from benign lesions into pancreatic cancer, suggesting a therapeutic opportunity.
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Health Inequality Actually Is a “Black and White Issue”, Research Says
University of Michigan research shows the direct correlation between systemic racism and racial health disparities in the United States.
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New Analytic Tool Designed to Help Guide Precision Cancer Research and Treatment
A new precision medicine analytics tool called TransPRECISE developed to help oncologists with cancer treatment and research.
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Therapy Harnesses Immune System to Slow Progression of DIPG Brain Tumors
In mouse models with a deadly form of pediatric brain cancer, an immune stimulatory gene therapy increased median survival.
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Clinical Trial Offers Clues About Why Some Metastatic Prostate Cancers Don’t Respond to Anti-Androgen Therapy
Transcriptional profiling identifies a gene program active in metastatic prostate cancers that failed to respond to enzalutamide treatment.
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Waiting to Dive Back In
Beating cancer and recovering from a leg amputation imposed its own form of isolation on Kara Wolter, but now, ready to get back to her lifelong love of swimming, the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed new restrictions.
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Diagnostic Biomarkers Uncovered for Rare Kidney Cancer
Using next-generation RNA sequencing combined with data from local sources and The Cancer Genome Atlas, U-M researchers have uncovered the gene signature for chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (ChRCC).
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Identical Mice, Different Gut Bacteria, Different Levels of Cancer
A new study examines why different types of gut bacteria impact the development or suppression of colorectal cancer in mice.
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When Prostate Cancer Recurs, Adding Hormone Therapy to Radiation May Harm Men with Low PSA Levels
Antiandrogen treatment is associated with heart and neurological problems and didn’t increase survival for this group of men, a U-M analysis finds.
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How Should Radiation Oncologists Manage Prostate Cancer Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
An international team of radiation oncologists are helping to protect patients and providers and conserve protective equipment for frontline health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Unconditional Love and Radical Acceptance
After receiving a rare cancer diagnosis, one local pastor says she has learned more about what unconditional love means.
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Protein Hinders Immune Response to High-Grade Gliomas
Brain cancer researchers discover an intracellular signaling pathway active in glioma cells that regulates the tumor microenvironment.
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How Surgeons Are Working to Improve Outcomes for Patients with Pancreatic Cancer
Improving outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients has been a long, slow road, but Michigan Medicine doctors are staying the course and are developing new methods of treatment for the disease.
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The Global Incidence of Cervical Cancer is a ‘Tragedy’
Cervical cancer is considered preventable in its early stages, but without breaking down barriers to prevention, women in certain countries remain at high risk.
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Accelerating Children’s Access to New Treatments for High Risk Brain Tumors
For children diagnosed with high risk brain tumors, an exclusive global network helps promising clinical trials underway.