More articles about: Cancer: Help, Diagnosis & Treatment
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How Single People Can Cope with a Cancer Diagnosis
Without an at-home support system, single people with cancer face added stress during treatment. Fortunately, there are ways to lighten the load — and resources to help.
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Should You Have PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer?
After a hotly contested study citing a spike in advanced prostate cancer, the discussion over declining use of a preventive test has been renewed.
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How Genomic Sequencing May Be Widening Racial Disparities in Cancer Care
Few tumor samples from minorities means research is likely missing key mutations that fuel cancer in different racial or ethnic groups.
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What to do if your doctor detects a mass
A Cancer AnswerLine nurse shares how to handle the diagnosis of a mass or tumor, symptoms of a mass, and what to do next. Learn what to do if you find a mass.
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Connecting Sugar and Cancer: Does One Feed the Other?
Cancer metabolism expert says scientists are making headway in understanding the link between dietary sugar and cancer development. Learn more about the studies.
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How Physiatrists Help Cancer Patients During Recovery
Physiatrists use knowledge of the musculoskeletal system to treat patients for cancer symptom management and recovery. Read more about Physiatrists and cancer.
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What Men Should Know About BRCA Variant Testing
BRCA Variant Testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome isn't just for women. These men should consider genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2.
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Immunotherapy: The Future of Cancer Treatment?
Immunotherapy is the use of the body’s own immune system to fight cancer. Learn more about the different types of immunotherapy and which cancers they fight.
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How Clinical Trials Helped Three Cancer Patients Thrive
Three University of Michigan cancer clinical trial participants share their experiences. Learn about the cancers they were fighting and how they are doing today.
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Determining When Early Breast Cancer Is Aggressive — and When It’s Not
Learn how biomarker ratio imaging microscopy (BRIM), a new technology developed at University of Michigan, determines the aggressiveness of stage 0 breast cancer.
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‘Moonshot’ to Cure Cancer Will Take Collaboration
Biden's program attempts to further cancer treatment breakthroughs and improve cancer patient care. Here's what the University of Michigan is doing to help.
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Reducing Stress for Cancer Patients During Treatment and Beyond
A psychiatrist offers advice to cope with cancer treatments. She recommends eating healthy and being open with doctors. See additional ways of coping with cancer.
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Integrative Therapies in Cancer Care: What the Research Tells Us
Complementary and integrative cancer treatments often lack scientific evidence to back up their use. Learn more about new research that might be changing that.
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Is Cellphone Use Linked to Brain Tumors?
A University of Michigan neuro-oncologist discusses studies that show no link between cell phone use and increased risk of brain tumors. See his take.
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Clinical Trials: Enhancing Cancer Care
Clinical studies push cancer research forward, creating new cancer therapies and refining existing ones. An R.N. encourages cancer patients to participate.