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November 17, 2009 - Annual Screening Mammography Continues to be Recommended in Updated NCCN Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis

November 17, 2009 - Tests for colon cancer in colitis patients may lead to excessive treatment

October 31, 2009 - Study confirms higher risk of pancreatic cancer in Lynch syndrome families

October 30, 2009 - U-M study uncovers key to how ‘triggering event’ in cancer occurs

October 28, 2009 - U-M, Beaumont open study of drug for advanced breast cancer

October 28, 2009 - 2 from U-M elected to Institute of Medicine

October 22, 2009 - Traveling quilts support scientific research, enrich community spaces

October 14, 2009 - Study examines mastectomy and breast-conserving surgery rates

October 8, 2009 - Radiation costs vary widely by delivery, U-M study finds

October 7, 2009 - Rare head and neck cancer linked to HPV, study finds

October 5, 2009 - Breast reconstruction varies by race, U-M study finds

October 5, 2009 - U-M candle lighting event remembers those who have died from cancer or a blood disorder

September 30, 2009 - Paul Marks Prize Recognizes Three Young Cancer Researchers

September 25, 2009 - U-M researchers earn $6.9M NIH 'transformative' grant

September 25, 2009 - Pink light bulbs support breast cancer research

September 23, 2009 - Study looks at using the immune system to reduce prostate cancer risk

September 22, 2009 - New reconstruction method makes speaking, eating possible after tonsil cancer surgery, U-M study shows

September 22, 2009 - U-M doctor chosen for innovative training program in cancer research

September 11, 2009 - New method monitors early sign of oxidative stress in cancer

August 31, 2009 - Family, friends may impact breast cancer surgery decision, U-M study finds

August 20, 2009 - Disparities in cancer care reflect hospital resources, U-M study finds

August 13, 2009 - MRI may cause more harm than good in newly diagnosed early breast cancer

August 13, 2009 - Men's Fellowship Breakfast to focus on sexual function, physical activity

August 4, 2009 - Finding key to cancer drug Gleevec's limitations

August 3, 2009 - Form and Function
from the Summer, 2009 issue of Medicine at Michigan

July 7, 2009 - Why do blacks fare worse with cancer? Access, economics not the whole story

June 25, 2009 - U-M study finds voice box can be preserved, even with the largest cancers

June 24, 2009 - Local church to host cancer awareness event

June 16, 2009 - African Americans have fewer colorectal cancer specialists available

June 15, 2009 - Two U-M doctors awarded grants from Melanoma Research Alliance

June 8, 2009 - Women under-represented in cancer research, U-M study finds

June 5, 2009 - U-M breast oncology program benefits from televised fund-raiser

June 4, 2009 - Study gives clues to how adrenal cancer forms

June 4, 2009 - Short-course radiotherapy effective for painful vertebral bone metastases

June 4, 2009 - Lawrence receives radiation oncology award

June 1, 2009 - Researchers find breast cancer gene that's blocked by blood pressure drug

June 1, 2009 - U-M researchers link pathway to breast cancer stem cells

June 1, 2009 - Most common brain cancer may originate in neural stem cells

 

January - March

January 6, 2009 - Protein's essential role in repairing damaged cells revealed

January 6, 2009 - Men's Fellowship Breakfast scheduled for Jan. 10

January 12, 2009 - U-M researchers discover new genes that fuse in cancer

January 12, 2009 - Carol Bradford, M.D., named new chair of Dept. of Otolaryngology

January 13, 2009 - Researchers unravel protein's role in lymphoma

January 13, 2009 - U-M receives $8M for cancer communications research

January 23, 2009 - Two U-M cancer researchers share Damon Runyon Foundation award

January 30, 2009 - Physics, math provide clues to unraveling cancer

February 3, 2009 - Rare skin tumor behaves differently than melanoma

February 4, 2009 - 19% of women don't receive recommended radiation after mastectomy

February 11, 2009 - Researchers discover metabolite linked to aggressive prostate cancer

March 2, 2009 - U-M researchers ID gene involved in pancreatic cancer

March 18, 2009 - Agilent, U-M partner on research to attack prostate cancer using systems biology

March 20, 2009 - David Sherman: Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awardee

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April - May

April 2, 2009 - Health choices predict cancer survival, U-M study finds

April 8, 2009 - High-dose radiation improves lung cancer survival, U-M study finds

April 8, 2009 - More intense bladder cancer treatment does not improve survival, U-M study finds

April 13, 2009 - Deaf community has poor cancer prevention knowledge, U-M study finds

April 13, 2009 - HHMI award lets U-M biochemist explore big ideas

April 20, 2009 - New imaging analysis predicts brain tumor survival

April 24, 2009 - U-M Cancer Center names Gruber to head prevention program

April 29, 2009 - U-M head football coach to lead June 13 Women's Football Academy

May 11, 2009 - 29% of cancer studies report conflict of interest

May 22, 2009 - U-M hosts Cancer Survivors' Day Celebration June 7

May 28, 2009 - U-M researchers part of cancer 'dream team'

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