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Thrive Magazine

Thrive is a twice-yearly publication featuring our patients and their stories of survivorship and experiences with cancer treatment and support services.

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Cancer Aware

Our podcast interviews cancer experts to raise awareness about issues related to cancer.

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Illuminate

Illuminate is Rogel Cancer Center’s annual magazine, showcasing the latest discoveries, promising advances and innovative work shaping the future of cancer research and care.

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News & Stories

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Health Lab

Intuition pushed mom to keep checking for breast cancer

Michigan mom had no reason to suspect cancer. But instinct nudged her to find out for sure — and carried her through challenging treatments to remission.
Perforin increases endosomal-mitochondrial contact sites in tumor cells. Left is without perforin; right has perforin.
Health Lab

Immune system protein is a cancer killer on its own, new study shows

New study finds perforin can kill cancer tumor cells even when major granzymes were missing.
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Health Lab

Online resources and coaching helped people seek genetic testing for cancer

New study from researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center showed an online resource and phone-based coaching both helped increase rates of genetic testing.
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News Release

Two U-M Researchers Earn Election to National Academy of Medicine

Two U-M Researchers Earn Election to National Academy of Medicine
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Health Lab

Comprehensive DNA sequencing reveals hidden drivers of cancer

Two research papers describe how long-read nanopore sequencing can detect alterations in cancer cells that might be missed by conventional sequencing.
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Health Lab

‘Molecular glue’ stabilizes protein that inhibits development of non-small cell lung cancer and uterine cancer

University of Michigan researchers found a new protein target PP2A and developed a drug to treat non-small cell lung cancers that have KRAS mutations.