A 10-month-old girl is doing more than just playing -- she's having to fight for her life after being diagnosed with liver cancer. Then things got complicated.
Baby JoJo is part of a set of rare identical triplets, but she's fighting liver cancer at just 10 months old. Her cancer fight took a turn when she got a respiratory virus, too. Now she's on the other side and about to go home but her family is asking for a bit of help.
Henry Ford Health System in Detroit recently provided the first patient in Michigan — a 60-year-old man from the Cadillac area — with a new aerosolized cancer treatment.
Anyone with unopened, unused cancer medication can donate the drugs at McLaren Central Michigan, and MyMichigan Medical Centers in Mt. Pleasant, Midland and Clare Monday through Friday, according to Siobhan Norman, founder and chief executive officer of YesRx.
A new study led by researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center, in collaboration with investigators from the University of Michigan, shows that artificial intelligence (AI) can help doctors make better decisions when treating cancer.
Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo used his custom kicks to represent a good cause and inspire his Spartans on Tuesday.
A test for pee-based markers of prostate cancer has previously relied on an uncomfortable first step. A new study has revealed that the now-available test remains just as accurate without it, paving the way from an easy in-home testing option.
Some oncologists suggest that, for certain early cancers not at risk of spreading, the term “cancer” should be avoided.
Doctors urge women to know the symptoms and get screened. "Cervical health, cervical cancer is something that really affects anyone with a cervix," Dr. Nasser Suleiman, family medicine physician at Covenant Healthcare in Saginaw said.
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What was on Tom Izzo's shoes during Michigan State basketball's win over Minnesota on Tuesday night? Messages and perspective from cancer patients.
The urine test, called MyProstateScore 2.0, or MPS2, looks at 18 different genes linked to high-grade prostate cancer. The researchers had previously demonstrated that the test was effective in identifying GG2 or higher cancers, helping patients avoid unnecessary biopsies.