Articles tagged: University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Health: Tips for stress-free holidays
Posted: Dec 13, 2012The following content was published on the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center's blog, mCancertalk.org, (a terrific resource!) and is republished here with permission and thanks. Wishing my readers joyous holidays! Read more »
health: Breast cancer awareness: the problem with pink
Posted: Oct 07, 2012Pinktober is upon us: Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Oh, I'm aware. Just in the last year, the disease claimed two of my friends. Another is battling a frightening recurrence. But I'm no more or less ... Read more »
health: Blood cancers have paved the way for better therapies for many types of the disease
Posted: Sep 03, 2012September is blood cancer awareness month. Their colors haven't been slapped on everything from cleats to chicken buckets to pizza boxes, but their contribution to advancing the understanding of cancer and treatment for it has ... Read more »
column: Advocates urge Congress to sustain funding for cancer research
Posted: Aug 24, 2012From left to right, top to bottom: Dr. Ora Pescovitz, Dr. Max Wicha, Dr. Arul Chinnaiyan, David Pugach, Betsy de Parry address the Michigan Congressional delegation on the importance of federal funding for cancer researchBecause ... Read more »
recipe: This Bagger Dave burger recipe is one of many you can sample at BRU Fest
Posted: Jun 12, 2012BRU Fest — a party featuring burgers, wings, 'n' beer (all the important food groups!) — is going to be a great event for a great cause. And I'm inviting all of you to join me ... Read more »
health: Helping cancer patients cope with depression (with video)
Posted: Mar 02, 2012Because the emotional aspects of cancer are just as hard, and often harder, than the physical aspects, even the most optimistic among us are susceptible to depression. Too often, people are reluctant to seek help ... Read more »
Health: Video: University of Michigan doctor discusses second opinions on PBS
Posted: Feb 03, 2012In the video below, which recently aired on the PBS show A Wider World, University of Michigan oncologist Dr. Harry Erba, discusses the importance of second opinions after a cancer diagnosis and what to do ... Read more »
health: U-M doctors explain what every cancer patient needs to know about diagnosis, grade and stage
Posted: Jan 13, 2012University of Michigan pathologist Dr. Kojo Elenitoba-Johnson and oncologist Dr. Harry Erba recently starred in reports that aired on the PBS show A Wider World and are available at the end of this article. Read more »
health: A decade after a cancer diagnosis: musings on life
Posted: Jan 07, 2012You have cancer. Exactly 10 years ago today, I heard those frightening words. I was driving north on US 23 and might as well have been slammed by the semi that was traveling next to ... Read more »
health: Senate resolution commemorates National Cancer Act and reaffirms that cancer research is a national priority
Posted: Dec 18, 2011On Dec. 23, 1971, President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act and the war on cancer was on. Specifically, the act launched the nation on a concerted course to conquer cancer through investment in ... Read more »
health: Weekly PBS show to include reports on cancer topics
Posted: Nov 04, 2011It's a first! Next week, reports about a variety of cancer topics come to TV every week as a regular part of the weekly, half hour PBS show A Wider World! Read more »
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health: Cancer researchers drive progress forward, need adequate funding to sustain momentum
Posted: Oct 07, 2011Several years ago — before my life collided with science — my husband Alex and I were at a party where, at dinner, we happened to sit across from a scientist. On and on she ... Read more »
health: Studying blood cancers has helped unlock mysteries of disease, paved the way to better treatments
Posted: Sep 23, 2011The blood cancers — leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma — rarely get much attention, even though, collectively, they account for 9.5 percent of all cancer deaths and 9 percent of new diagnoses in the U.S. — and ... Read more »
health: You can ask federal agency to stop limiting access to a life-saving cancer treatment
Posted: Aug 05, 2011What if there were an FDA-approved treatment for a particular type of cancer that has proven more effective than any other, but a different government agency kept patients from getting it? This is not some ... Read more »
Health: Candid Cancer: Victories are mounting in the 40-year war on cancer
Posted: Mar 18, 2011Readers: This is part 2 of a report on the war on cancer. Part 1 is here. Forty years into this war, technological advances have given scientists the tools they needed to explore deep inside ... Read more »
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