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From a young age, music has been a big part of Sierra Watson’s life. In seventh grade, she started playing the bassoon. It became a passion of hers, and she decided to make it a career path, studying music for her higher education degree. “I am now a doctoral student at Michigan State University [MSU] and a member of the MSU Bassoon Studio,” said Watson. “After high school, I decided to go to college to focus on music and got my bachelor’s degree and then I came to MSU for the master’s program and loved...

“You never know the power of the words ‘My name is Lisa, and I’ll be your nurse today.’” Lisa Zajac, now the Director of Clinical Informatics for McLaren Health Care had earlier in her career served as a bedside nurse on the bone marrow transplant unit at Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit, which at the time cared for pediatric patients. It was there she first met the Jackson family. Nearly 23 years later, the bond created at their first meeting was strengthened through the immediate emotional journey...

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute , the largest provider of cancer care and research in Michigan and part of McLaren Health Care, announced today that the new TheraBionic P1 device, an FDA-approved, at-home treatment , is now available to treat advanced liver cancer. Karmanos Cancer Center is the first institution worldwide to prescribe this treatment. The TheraBionic P1 device is a novel, handheld, portable device that produces low levels of 27.12 MHz radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, whic...

Though rare in the U.S., stomach cancer makes up about 1.5% of all cancer diagnoses annually. The American Cancer Society estimates that over 26,800 people will be diagnosed with stomach cancer in 2024. Also known as gastric cancer, it’s a disease that is usually detected in patients in their upper 60s, affecting more men than women. Signs & Symptoms of Stomach Cancer Due to stomach cancer being rare in the U.S., there are no standard guidelines for routine screening for average-risk people, so it i...

A recent study published in Scientific Reports correlates higher levels of pollutant particulate matter to higher occurrences of head and neck aerodigestive cancer. The article “ Air Pollution Exposure and Head and Neck Cancer Incidence ” is the work of a multi-institutional collaboration with researchers from Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Johns Hopkins University and Mass General Brigham. The study was led by John Cramer, M.D. , otolaryngologist, member of the Head and Ne...

Groundbreaking advancements are reshaping cancer care at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and  Wayne State University School of Medicine . Researchers are pioneering bold, patient-centered therapies designed to battle breast cancer more effectively, ease patients’ journeys, reduce side effects, and enhance quality of life. Approximately one in eight women are projected to develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime. Through research and innovation, Karmanos oncology experts are workin...

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute , cancer centers, and other organizations nationwide recognize November as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. As its name indicates, pancreatic cancer originates in the pancreas, an organ that sits behind the stomach. The pancreas aids in digestion and helps regulate blood sugar. About Pancreatic Cancer Exocrine cells make up much of the pancreas. When these cells grow out of control, adenocarcinoma of the pancreas occurs. Pancreatic adenocarcinomas account for ...

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute , cancer centers, and other organizations nationwide recognize November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer is the second most common cancer among women and men, not including skin cancer. For women, breast cancer is more common, while prostate cancer is the most common cancer for men. Lung Cancer Facts and Figures About 234,580 new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed in 2024. About 125,070 deaths will result from lung cancer in 2024. Lung cancer is t...

Did you know that October is not only Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but it is also Liver Cancer Awareness Month? Though pink is the prevalent color when spreading breast cancer awareness, emerald green signifies liver cancer . Worldwide, this disease is a leading cause of cancer deaths. Diagnoses of liver cancer have tripled, and death rates have doubled since 1980. The liver is one of the five organs that we cannot live without, aside from the brain, heart, kidney and lungs. So, it’s important to do w...

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute welcomes Hassan Nasser, M.D. , an otolaryngologist and surgical oncologist who specializes in head and neck cancers. Dr. Nasser is part of the Head and Neck Oncology Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) at Karmanos and is now accepting new patients at the Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit and Karmanos Cancer Institute – Roseville . He joined Karmanos on May 1, 2024. “One of the qualities that drove me toward the Head and Neck MDT and Karmanos is the team that has develo...