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Hour Detroit’s 2025 Top Docs List  is out; over 80 physicians from the  Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute  are listed. This year’s magazine also features a Karmanos physician on the cover. Each year, Hour Detroit Magazine puts out an online peer-to-peer review survey conducted by Professional Research Services (PRS) to determine the top physicians in southeastern Michigan. Participating physicians in Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne Counties nominate the best doctors ...

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 each year. Breast Cancer Facts and Figures There are more than 4 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S. The relative five-year survival rate is 91%. Women in the U.S. have a 1 in 8 chance of developing breast can...

Many myths surround clinical trials and their potential risks and benefits. Below, I answer some common questions to combat myths with facts to help illustrate the importance and potential benefits for patients considering participating in cancer clinical trials. What are clinical trials? Clinical trials are research studies that involve humans who volunteer to evaluate new treatments, drugs, vaccines, medical devices, behavioral interventions, or screenings. They are the best approach to discovering wh...

On Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University will host the Annual Gastrointestinal Oncology Symposium , which will bring together some of the nation’s most respected leaders in gastrointestinal and neuroendocrine oncology for a day of leading-edge science, practical insights and collaborative discussion. “We provide this conference each year, and we collectively try to gather updates happening in gastrointestinal oncology from around the world,” explained...

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute invites the community to the fourth annual Screening Saves Lives: Cancer Screening and Educational Event . It takes place on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Karmanos Cancer Center at 4100 John R. in Detroit. Karmanos will provide breast cancer screenings, including mammograms, colorectal screening consultations, free head and neck examinations, skin cancer screenings, and wellness checks. “Each year, we see hundreds of people at the event, w...

Hour Detroit A Karmanos Cancer Institute nurse is named a finalist for the 2025 Hour Detroit Nurse of the Year Award. Sheryl Smolarek, BSN, RN, OCN, is the supervisor and clinical leader of the hematology and bone marrow transplant infusion center, known as the Dresner Infusion Center. In her nomination, Smolarek’s manager said that she, “is more than a leader to staff and more than just a supportive nurse to patients. She is well-respected for her knowledge and expertise in oncology nursing, specifical...

Early in the fall of 2005, in late September, a group of local officials, various health care professionals, and well-wishers joined the leaders of Central Michigan Community Hospital to mark the opening of the Norval K. Morey Cancer Center, an accomplishment that brought an exceptional level of cancer care to Mount Pleasant, increasing the accessibility of potentially life-saving care to the community. At the time, hospital leaders cited this expansion as offering “world-class cancer care right here in...

There have been increasing rates of early-onset uterine cancer, but a scientific member of the Molecular Therapeutics Research Program at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute has been awarded a V Foundation for Cancer Research grant in the hopes of helping to change this. “Endometrial (uterine) cancer is diagnosed in about 70,000 patients per year in the U.S.,” said Michael Wilson, Ph.D., the grant recipient. “Of those, about 10% are early-onset cases, about 7,000 new cases per year. Survival of en...

DBusiness The third annual Classic Cars for the Cure event, benefiting cancer research at Karmanos, was hosted on Sept. 20 at a private garage in Clawson featuring 25 rare classic and concept cars from the collections of local car aficionados. The night featured a strolling supper designed by Forte Belanger, live ‘50s and ‘60s music by Stella and her band Intrigue, a performance along with dance and swing lessons from the Oakland University Dance Team, and dessert served in a 1950s diner. View pict...

Caffeinated Conversations Deborah Savoie, Karmanos Cancer Institute board member, recently joined the Caffeinated Conversations with Brooke Allen podcast to talk more about Karmanos’ Classic Cars for the Cure 2025. The event, held on Sept. 20, 2025, will benefit cancer research at Karmanos, and will feature classic and concept vehicles rarely seen today from local collectors. Listen to the podcast here .