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Cancer is a beginning.

From every struggle to every challenge, we believe cancer is a beginning. And we’re with you every step of the way. At the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, we specialize in providing cancer care that you cannot get anywhere else. We are the only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer center in metro Detroit. With access to more than 250 promising new cancer-specific treatments found only at Karmanos, we give you your best chance forward.

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Your Best Chance at beating cancer.

Cancer Screening and Prevention at Karmanos

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At Karmanos, we know early detection is important since cancer is most treatable in its early stages. Advocate for your health today and discover what screenings may be right for you.

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Prevention Program.

 

Cancer Care Is Close To Home

With specialized Karmanos Cancer Institute locations throughout Michigan and Northern Ohio, we offer the convenience of getting the quality of care you need and deserve near where you live.

Patient Tools

We believe that you should be empowered in managing your cancer care. With convenient tools that allow you to visit a physician on your laptop or mobile device, access your personal medical information, or find a doctor close to you, Karmanos Cancer Institute is your partner for life.

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Support Our World-Renowned Research

Karmanos physicians and scientists, in partnership with Wayne State University School of Medicine, dedicate themselves to researching the cancer breakthroughs of tomorrow. Please consider making a gift today to help accelerate treatments from the laboratory to the patient’s bedside — defining new standards of care and improving survivorship.

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Events

Karmanos Cancer Institute offers a variety of educational classes, support groups, integrative therapy classes, screenings, seminars and other special events to benefit you and your loved ones.

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The Latest From Karmanos Cancer Institute

News

Preventing the Most Common Head and Neck Cancers

More than 67 thousand Americans will learn they have head or neck cancer this year, according to the American Cancer Society’s latest estimates .&...

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IN THE NEWS: National Minority Health Month Puts Spotlight on Health Disparities Faced by People of Color

Detroit PBS Hayley Thompson, Ph.D., associate center director of Community Outreach and Education, and faculty supervisor of the  Office of C...

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Karmanos Mother-Daughter Breast Cancer Survivors on the Clock with Detroit Lions During 2024 Draft

Two of Detroit’s biggest Lions fans, mother and daughter breast cancer survivors Brenda Rushlow and Pamela Haddox, have been chosen by the America...

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News

Cancer History Project | Surviving Lung Cancer Focused Morhaf Al Achkar’s Career on Addressing Health Disparities

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WOLB | Prostate Cancer Among African American Men

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WWJ | Karmanos Seeks 20 Cancer Survivors for Commerce Township Fitness Classes

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Patient Stories

Paris Jones

Karmanos Cancer Institute

From perceived invincibility to sensibility, hope and inspiration, Paris Jones has a message about multiple myeloma he wants young men to hear.

Meghan Malley

Karmanos Cancer Institute

At just 29 years old, Meghan Malley was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer in 2011. Throughout the course of nine years, a lot has changed. She’s undergone surgery, chemotherapy and radiation,...

Marilyn Fowler

Karmanos Cancer Institute

It was Thanksgiving morning in 2013 when Marilyn Fowler found a lump in her breast.
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