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CBS News Detroit Evita Singh, M.D. , diagnostic radiologist and director of breast imaging, and April Brown, director of Concierge Services and Screening and Prevention at Karmanos, joined CBS News Detroit at 8 a.m. to talk about the importance of cancer screenings and the number of screenings available at this year’s Screening Saves Lives: Cancer Screening and Educational Event . Watch the interview here . Learn more about Screening Saves Lives, schedule your screening and register for the event on Sat...

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute is joining 105.1 The Bounce, Detroit’s Throwback Hip Hop and R&B station, for “Show Us Your Pink.” This breast cancer awareness campaign will run through October and highlight breast cancer survivors while teaching listeners about the disease and the breast cancer screenings they should receive. The festivities will surround Wednesday, Oct. 11, Shannon Renee’s five-year breast cancer survivorship anniversary. “As a triple-negative breast cancer survivor of f...

Hour Detroit’s 2023 Top Docs List  is out; over 30 physicians from the  Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute  are listed. 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 Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, and Livingston Counties nominate the best doctors in each field. This year’s list also includes a feature with George Yo...

Patient Power Abhinav Deol, M.D. , and Andrew Kin, M.D. , both hematologists and medical oncologists and members of the Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant , Hematology Oncology and Multiple Myeloma and Amyloidosis Multidisciplinary Teams at Karmanos, explain the possible treatment options for multiple myeloma patients whose disease may have relapsed. Read the article here . Abhinav Deol, M.D. Andrew Kin, M.D.

CBS News Detroit Felicity Harper, Ph.D. , clinical psychologist, member of the Supportive Oncology Multidisciplinary Team , associate center director of Population Studies, member of the Population Studies and Disparities Research Program at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute , and associate professor of Oncology at Wayne State University School of Medicine, joined CBS News Detroit to talk about new research done at Karmanos and McLaren that has shown music can improve mood and reduce stress whil...

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute , along with cancer centers and other organizations across the nation, recognizes and promotes awareness of three cancer types during September. These cancer types are: Blood Cancer Gynecologic Cancer Prostate Cancer Blood Cancer Awareness Month Blood cancers include leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. They occur in blood forming cells, bone marrow and the lymphatic system, a part of the immune system. According to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, someone is diagn...

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute invites the community to the Screening Saves Lives: Cancer Screening and Educational Event . On Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Karmanos will provide colon screening consultations, head and neck examinations, lung cancer screenings, mammograms, skin cancer screenings, and wellness checks at their main location at 4100 John R. Street in Detroit. “Last year, we were able to see over 160 people who received screenings, consultations and were able to s...

WJR Elisabeth Heath, M.D., FACP , medical oncologist and leader of the  Genitourinary Oncology Multidisciplinary Team  at Karmanos, joined the ‘JR Morning with Guy Gordon to talk about this year’s All Cancer Symposium . Register for the 13 th Annual All Cancer Symposium here . Your browser does not support the audio element. Download Podcast

WJR John Raithel, a multiple myeloma patient, and his hematologist, Jeffrey Zonder, M.D. , leader of the Multiple Myeloma and Amyloidosis Multidisciplinary Team at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, talk about their upcoming Mount Kilimanjaro climb in September on the ‘JR Morning with Guy Gordon show. Your browser does not support the audio element. Download Podcast

WWJ The 13 th Annual All Cancer Symposium is Saturday, September 9 and it’s free. Elisabeth Heath, M.D., FACP , medical oncologist and leader of the  Genitourinary Oncology Multidisciplinary Team  at Karmanos, joined WWJ’s Eye on Health segment to discuss what to expect at this year’s conference, titled “The Cancer Patient’s Journey: What You Need to Know.” Register for the 13 th Annual All Cancer Symposium here . Your browser does not support the audio element. Download Podcast