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U-M Study: Fear May be Driving Women to Over-Treat Breast Cancer (November 2012)
Walk with a Doc Programs Beginning to Spread Across Southern Michigan (August 2012)
Lab Findings Support Provocative Theory On Cancer 'Enemy' Within (August 2012)
New Program to Create Transformational Hub for Cancer Research at University of Michigan (August 2012)
Dearborn Humanitarian Receives Prestigious American Cancer Society Volunteer Award (July 2012)
U-M Cancer Center Doctor Wins State Honor: Dr. Lisa Newman Named "Michiganian of the Year" (June 2012)
Dr. Lisa A. Newman: Delving into African Genetics in Breast Cancer Research (June 2012)
WMCC Honored for Important Work in Clinical Trials (April 2012)
St. John Hospital & Medical Center receives LIVESTRONG® Community Impact Project (April 2012)
Marquette General Cancer Center Nurses Earn SoCRA Certification (March 2012)
St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Receives One of First Advanced Certifications for Palliative Care in the Country from The Joint Commission (February 2012)
Genetic Testing can Pinpoint Disease, But Knowing Risks has Drawbacks (February 2012)
Breast Cancer Surgery Rules Are Called Unclear (February 2012)
Researchers Find First Major Gene Mutation Associated with Hereditary Prostate Cancer Risk (January 2012)
George Sedlacek Honored by National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (January 2012)
Five Michigan Practices Make QOPI-Certified List of Practices (January 2012)
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Awards $1 Million in Grants to 53 Free Clinics Caring for Uninsured and Homeless Michigan Residents (December 2011)
Agency Wins Cancer Challenge (December 2011)
Two-part series (December 2011):
Part 1 of 2: Gene Mutation Makes Combating Cancer the Work of a Lifetime for Family
Part 2 of 2: Belleville Mom Amy Rauch Neilson Stays Focused on the Positive in Cancer Fight
Saint Mary’s Health Care’s Coralyn Martinez Named National GI Navigator of the Year (October 2011)
New Affordable Care Act Initiative Helps Create Healthier Communities, Fight Chronic Disease (October 2011)
Prevent Cancer Super Colon says “YES” to Michigan (August 2011)
Visiting Michigan’s U.P. with the Prevent Cancer Super Colon (August 2011)
Colon Cancer Death Rates Falling Faster in Northeast than in South (July 2011)
Healthy Food Initiatives Reflect Hospitals' Changing Mission (June 2011)
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (April 2011)
Cancer Pain Common Among Survivors, U-M Study Shows (February 2011)
U-M Tops Federal Cancer Research Funding List (February 2011)
Catherine's Health Center Unveils New Building (February 2011)
Gilda’s Club Metro Detroit Celebrates 13 Years of Providing Support to People Touched by Cancer (January 2011)
Guide to Lung Cancer Screening (January 2011)
Depression Drug May Relieve Pain from Breast Cancer Treatment, Study Finds (January 2011)
When Lowering the Odds of Cancer Isn’t Enough (January 2011)
Wellness Community of Southeast Michigan Becomes the Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor (January 2011)
With $10.7 Million Grant, University of Michigan to Research Colorectal and Pancreatic Cancers (January 2011)
Low-Dose Helical CT Effective at Reducing Lung Cancer Mortality (January 2011)
Grant to Help Detroit Doctors Serve Cancer Patients Better (December 2010)
Ann Arbor Cancer Patient and Cop Vada Murray is Grateful on Thanksgiving and Every Day (December 2010)
Do Hospital Patients Who Can't Speak English Need More Help? A New Initiative Aims to Help (December 2010)
Searching the Genome to Understand Cancer Disparities among Minority Populations (August 2010)
Families with Cancer in Their Genes Get Clues to Staying Well (August 2010)
Study Links African Ancestry to High-Risk Breast Cancer (August 2010)
American Cancer Society Wants Michigan to Step Up Its Game (August 2010)
Michigan WISEWOMAN Entrepreneurial Gardening Project Expands (August 2010)
Effective Colorectal Cancer Education for Asian Americans: A Michigan Program (July 2010)
The Final Day: Dr. Scholnik Says Goodbye (July 2010)
MDCH Public Opinion Survey Indicates Support for State Smoke-Free Law (June 2010)
U-M Breast Oncology Program Benefits from Televised Charitable Shoe Sale (June 2010)
Culture Can Block Arab-American Women Seeking Health Care (May 2010)
St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Awarded $2.5 Million National Cancer Institute Contract to Advance Cancer Research and Care (May 2010)
Lacks Cancer Center joins National Cancer Institute Program to Enhance Cancer Research and Care at Community Hospitals (May 2010)
Jonnie Hamilton Honored as 2010 Hometown Health Hero (April 2010)
In Blood Debate, New Consent Effort Aims to Open Research Doors (April 2010)
University of Michigan Medical School to be Awarded its Largest Grant Ever (April 2010)
Congratulations to Gail Newth, et al., winners of the "Best Program Poster" award at the 7th Annual American Psychosocial Oncology Society Conference ( Dissemination of Evidenced-Based, Plain Language Symptom Management Fact Sheets for Prostate Cancer Survivors, Their Partners, and Primary Care Providers, by Gail Newth, PhD, RN, MS, NP-C, University of Michigan, et al. )
MDCH Kicks Off Smoke-Free Public Education Campaign (April 2010)
MDCH Releases Smoke-Free PSA (April 2010)
2 DMC Execs Promoted; Cancer Care to Expand (April 2010)
VAI Researchers Develop Tool to Help Study Prostate Cancer (March 2010)
Free Colorectal Cancer Screening Kits (March 2010)
Foundation Presents $20,000 to GLCI to Benefit Cancer Patients (March 2010)
Michigan Launches Program to Help Fund Prostate Cancer Research (March 2010)
Screening Mammography Guidelines — The Real Story (March 2010)
Mammography: Testing the Changes (March 2010)
Lung Cancer Specialist Bepler to Helm Karmanos Cancer Institute (February 2010)
New University of Michigan Study Could Lead to Improvements in Treatment of Breast Cancer (January 2010)
Public Smoking Ban Heads to Granholm's Desk (December 2009)
University of Michigan Researcher says Women with High Breast Cancer Risk Decline Prevention Drug when Weighing Side Effects (December 2009)
Getting a Glimpse into your Health Future (December 2009)
Van Andel Set to Open Expanded Facility, Triple Staff (December 2009)
ACS Programs Selected for Michigan Cancer Consortium Spirit of Collaboration Award (November 2009)
Survey Shows Mammogram Prices Steady; Assistance Available (November 2009)
Karmanos Cancer Institute Honors Heroes of Breast Cancer (November 2009)
BCCCP Assists Uninsured Breast, Cervical Cancer Victims (October 2009)
HealthFirst — The Caregiver Becomes the Patient (October 2009)
Treating the Sick Amid an Ailing Economy (October 2009)
Confronting Questions of Life and Death (October 2009)
McLaren to Open Proton Beam Cancer Care Facility (September 2009)
Campaign Targets Black Men, Prostate Cancer (August 2009)
Researchers Identify Potential New Avenue to Attack Cancer (August 2009)
Doctor Journeys to Ghana for Triple Negative Breast Cancer Clues (July 2009)
U-M Researchers Part of Cancer Dream Team (June 2009)
Sharolyn Gonzalez Wins Sparrow's Highest Nursing Award (June 2009)
Predicting Future Health Problems: Oakwood Healthcare Utilizes Online Tool (May 2009)
Healthy Generations: Dr. Julie Zenger-Hain (May 2009)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Expanded Hospice / Palliative Care Benefit (April 2009)
Oakwood Healthcare Discusses Benefits of Oncology Genetic Testing (April 2009)
State Health Department Launches Facebook Page (March 2009)
Cancer Centers Add Kiosks for Information, Access (March 2009)
Radiation Cancer Treatment Specialists Rank High in Nation for Research (March 2009)
Five Organizations Selected for National Demonstration Project to Improve Community Engagement in Cancer Clinical Trials (March 2009)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Awards New Grants for Public Health Services and Systems Research (February 2009)
Mistrust Makes Some Women Delay Breast Exam (February 2009)
Insurance Hardships Hit Cancer Patients: 1 in 3 Faces Money Woes or Must Forego Care, Study Says (February 2009)
U-M Gets $8 Million Cancer Research Grant (January 2009)
St. John Program Helps Needy Get Back on Feet (December 2008)
Blues Honored for Helping Teens Say 'No' to Tobacco (December 2008)
Local Television News Coverage of the 2008 MCC Annual Meeting
U-M Researchers Uncover New Links Between Stem Cells, Aging and Cancer (November 2008)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Partners Earn Top Honors for Statewide Program to Prevent Teen Tobacco Use (November 2008)
Pink Saturdays Initiative Wins Award (November 2008)
Armed with Knowledge, Driven to Fight (September 2008)
Celebration Helps to Think Pink (September 2008)
Beaumont Files Plans on New Proton Center (September 2008)
Grand Rapids Cattle Baron’s Ball Raises More Than $430,000 for Fight Against Cancer (September 2008)
Blues, Cancer Group Unite to Improve Care, Cut Costs (August 2008)
Survivorship Education for Quality Cancer Care: Disseminating Survivorship Education to Cancer Settings (August 2008)
Cancer Resource Center Opening in Lansing Today (July 2008)
Michigan Diagnostic Centers Earn National Honor: Breast Imaging Programs Named Best in State (July 2008)
Karmanos Cancer Center Partners with Meadowbrook to Expand Outreach and Access for Cancer Services (July 2008)
Henry Ford Offers Real-Time Online Mammography Appointments (July 2008)
Spectrum Health Dedicates Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion (July 2008)
Beaumont Gets Final Approval for $159 Million Cancer Center (July 2008)
U of M Joins Metro in Opening New Cancer Facility (July 2008)
Cancer Center Opens: Mount Clemens Regional Has High-Tech Equipment, Expert Staff to Fight Disease (June 2008)
Hospitals Team Up for Cancer (May 2008)
Beaumont Hospitals Has Healthy Ambition (May 2008)
Panel: Hospitals Must Share High-Tech Cancer Treatment (May 2008)
Great Lakes Cancer Institute Partners with ACS to Meet Patient Needs (April 2008)
University of Michigan and William Beaumont Hospitals Named Blue Distinction Centers for Complex and Rare Cancers (March 2008)
Study: Prostate Cancer Therapy Carries a Choice of Ills (March 2008)
Cancer is Tie That Binds (March 2008)
Beaumont Plans Proton-Beam Site to Target Cancers (March 2008)
Calhoun County Partnership Helps to Cover Some Road to Recovery Costs (February 2008)
MHA Web Site Helps Residents Compare Prices of Procedures at Michigan Hospitals (January 2008)
Annual American Lung Association Report Gives Federal Government Failing Grades on Tobacco Control (January 2008)
"Even Nonsmokers Need to Join Battle on Lung Cancer" (Detroit Free Press commentary by John C. Ruckdeschel, MD) (November 2007)
"Family Program Helps Prostate Cancer Patients and Spouses Cope" (NCI Cancer Bulletin article about research led by Laurel Northouse, PhD, MSN, RN) (November 2007)
HFHS and HAP Breast Cancer Program Wins National Committee for Quality Assurance Award (November 2007)
MCC Member Organizations Spread the News About Winning Spirit of Collaboration Projects (November 2007)
"Delivering an Ounce (or More) of Prevention in Your Office" (American Medical News opinion column by Ronald M. Davis, MD) (October 2007)
ACS Hosts 2007 Celebration at the State Capitol (June 2007)
Saint Mary's Healthcare Celebrates Tobacco-Free Workday (June 2007)
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