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The American Society of Hematology (ASH) has announced that Charles A. Schiffer, M.D., will be presented with one of two ASH Mentor Awards. Dr. Schiffer will receive his award during the 66 th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition in December in San Diego, California. Dr. Schiffer retired as a hematologist and medical oncologist at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in 2020. He was the leader of the Hematology Oncology Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) and is still very active with the team, often partici...

The Karmanos Cancer Institute’s Detroit’s FutureHealers program is presenting a unique opportunity to high school students in the Detroit area. A program once known as FocuSSTEM NextGen, is now a fresh opportunity for students to make connections in the biomedical field. This revamped and rebranded program is the perfect chance for students interested in gaining an additional perspective on what their future careers might look like. Detroit FutureHealers’ goal is similar to FocuSSTEM NextGen, which is t...

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University will host the Sixth Annual Lymphoma Symposium on Saturday, Aug. 3. This year’s symposium will feature lymphoma specialists from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the National Cancer Institute, Columbia University, and more, in addition to Karmanos experts. “As program director, I look forward to hosting the annual symposium each year,” said Dipenkumar Modi, M.D. , hematologist, medical oncologist, and member of the Bone Marrow an...

Warren Weekly  Theresa Hastert, Ph.D., MPP,  Population Studies and Disparities Research Program  member at Karmanos and associate professor in the Wayne State University School of Medicine Department of Oncology, joined Warren’s first Pride celebration. Dr. Hastert spoke to attendees about LGBTQ+ patients being seen in the health care system, especially when it comes to cancer. Read the article here .

WOMC Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University offer another Cross Training and Physical Activity: A Better Life Experience (CAPABLE) session in southeast Michigan. Classes start in July in Dearborn Heights, tailored to female adult cancer patients and at-risk community members. Jennifer Beebe-Dimmer, Ph.D., MPH, epidemiologist, leader of the  Population Studies and Disparities Research Program , scientific director of the  Epidemiology Research Core  at Karmanos, and principal...

Gen Sheng Wu, Ph.D., member of the Molecular Therapeutics Research Program at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and professor of Oncology at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, recently received a grant from the Department of Defense’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs. The four-year, $924,000 grant will benefit Wu’s study, “Targeting Dual-Specificity Phosphatase 1 in Platinum Resistance in Ovarian Cancer,” which aims to discover improved treatments for ovarian cancer...

Sarcoma is a type of cancer that develops in tissues or bones. There are more than 70 subtypes of sarcoma cancers, with bone and soft tissue sarcomas being the main two types. Soft tissue sarcomas develop in soft tissues like fat, muscle, nerves, fibrous tissues, blood vessels, or deep skin tissues. Sarcoma Risk Factors There are a couple of known risk factors that may contribute to someone developing sarcoma: It is possible for patients to develop sarcomas from radiation given to treat other cancers, s...

Last year, when Ed Pincik’s prostate specific antigen (PSA) test came back higher than the year before, his doctor ordered a biopsy.  It wasn’t Ed’s first prostate biopsy. “I had three or four of them in the past and they always came back negative,” Ed said. “I was kind of hoping it would come back negative again.” Four samples from Ed’s biopsy came back positive. “My doctor suggested having my prostate removed,” Ed said. “When they checked me out at the Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Flint ,...

97.1 The Ticket Chris Beresford joined Daniella Bruce during the pre-game show on WXYT 97.1 FM’s The Ticket ahead of the Prostate Cancer Awareness Night game on July 8. In a way, Beresford believes his relationship with is primary care doctor saved his life. He and his doctor were playing squash, but he couldn’t play as many games as usual. He thought he had pulled a muscle in his chest, but his doctor sent him for scans. He had pulmonary embolisms and they noticed from his blood work that he had a very...

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute , cancer centers and other organizations across the nation recognize July as Sarcoma Awareness Month. Sarcomas are rare tumors that develop in an individual's soft tissue or bone. There are over 13,500 new cases diagnosed each year in the United States. Karmanos offers an expert team dedicated to diagnosing and treating these uncommon tumors. Sarcoma Facts and Figures According to the American Cancer Society (ACS): Over 5,000 people in the United States wil...