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As a leader in cancer research, Karmanos is able to offer patients access to innovative treatments and clinical trials that are often times not available anywhere else.
To offer hope and longer life to patients with all types of cancer, Karmanos offers the latest types of therapy through our clinical trials program. Through clinical trials, we are creating new knowledge about how therapies fight cancer and provide national leadership in testing these new therapies.
We understand that cancer is a complex disease that demands complex care. We provide each patient with a dynamic, carefully constructed treatment plan focused on their specific cancer and their unique needs.
We listen to you to design a plan that provides you with respect, compassionate care and is responsive to your emotional and practical concerns.
FOX 2 Mother and daughter, Brenda and Pamela, both have metastatic breast cancer, both have gone through a similar experience with their first and second diagnoses, and they both have the same medical oncologist, Michael Simon, M.D., MPH , co-leader of the Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Team at Karmanos. Hear how they help each other go through this journey. Watch the story here .
The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute , cancer centers, and other organizations nationwide recognize October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Aside from skin cancer, breast cancer affects more women each year than any other cancer, making up about 30% of cancer diagnoses among females annually. Breast Cancer Facts and Figures Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, behind lung cancer. It is estimated that 1 in 39 women will die from the disease. In 2023, there will be ar...
Michigan Chronicle It’s true, though it occurs far less than in women – men can get breast cancer, too. Michael Simon, M.D., MPH , medical oncologist, co-leader of the Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Team , and medical director of the Cancer Genetic Counseling Service at Karmanos Cancer Institute, explains how male breast cancer is treated and why it is important to know your family’s history with cancer. Read the article here .