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The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute invites the community to the fourth annual Screening Saves Lives: Cancer Screening and Educational Event . It takes place on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Karmanos Cancer Center at 4100 John R. in Detroit. Karmanos will provide breast cancer screenings, including mammograms, colorectal screening consultations, free head and neck examinations, skin cancer screenings, and wellness checks. “Each year, we see hundreds of people at the event, w...

Early in the fall of 2005, in late September, a group of local officials, various health care professionals, and well-wishers joined the leaders of Central Michigan Community Hospital to mark the opening of the Norval K. Morey Cancer Center, an accomplishment that brought an exceptional level of cancer care to Mount Pleasant, increasing the accessibility of potentially life-saving care to the community. At the time, hospital leaders cited this expansion as offering “world-class cancer care right here in...

There have been increasing rates of early-onset uterine cancer, but a scientific member of the Molecular Therapeutics Research Program at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute has been awarded a V Foundation for Cancer Research grant in the hopes of helping to change this. “Endometrial (uterine) cancer is diagnosed in about 70,000 patients per year in the U.S.,” said Michael Wilson, Ph.D., the grant recipient. “Of those, about 10% are early-onset cases, about 7,000 new cases per year. Survival of en...

DBusiness The third annual Classic Cars for the Cure event, benefiting cancer research at Karmanos, was hosted on Sept. 20 at a private garage in Clawson featuring 25 rare classic and concept cars from the collections of local car aficionados. The night featured a strolling supper designed by Forte Belanger, live ‘50s and ‘60s music by Stella and her band Intrigue, a performance along with dance and swing lessons from the Oakland University Dance Team, and dessert served in a 1950s diner. View pict...

As the season for football and other fall sports are in full motion, medical professionals urge athletes to take precautions to avoid injuries and stay healthy throughout the season. “As athletes transition into their fall seasons, we start to see knee ligament and meniscus injuries, as well as shoulder instability and hip or ankle strains,” said Dr. Sheeba Joseph , orthopedic and sports medicine specialist at MSU Health Care. “Early in the season, athletes who may not have conditioned adequately over t...

Jim Hall’s job as a stationary steam engineer for General Motors (GM) required him to wear a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), which looks a lot like scuba equipment.  He worked in the powerhouse with boilers, and the SCBA was the equipment he needed to go into confined spaces or vessels.  “For safety, I had to be monitored with a yearly test for my respirator, to make sure it securely sealed against my face,” Jim said. “And every year, my doctor noticed my breathing was getting worse...

Caffeinated Conversations Deborah Savoie, Karmanos Cancer Institute board member, recently joined the Caffeinated Conversations with Brooke Allen podcast to talk more about Karmanos’ Classic Cars for the Cure 2025. The event, held on Sept. 20, 2025, will benefit cancer research at Karmanos, and will feature classic and concept vehicles rarely seen today from local collectors. Listen to the podcast here .

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for people in the United States, with the most common being coronary artery disease (CAD). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in 20 adults aged 20 and older have CAD, and in 2023, about one out of every six deaths from cardiovascular disease were among adults younger than 65. What is CAD? Coronary artery disease, or commonly known as CAD , is a serious condition that affects the major blood supply to the heart. This is typically c...

While pain is a natural part of the healing process after an illness, injury, or surgery, it can become a condition in its own right. This can happen when the pain becomes more intense or lasts longer than expected, or when it has no clear cause. When pain gets to that point, it requires its own specific intervention and treatment. Pain specialists at the Pain Management Center at McLaren Greater Lansing believe that, with an accurate diagnosis, pain can be eliminated or effectively managed. “Patients e...

The  Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute  is pleased to welcome four doctoral-level biomedical data scientists who have joined as members of the Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core in 2024 and 2025. Yang Shi, Ph.D. , joined Karmanos as co-scientific director of the Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core in July 2024 and as an assistant professor in the Department of Oncology at Wayne State University (WSU) School of Medicine. Dr. Shi received his Ph.D. in biostatistics from the University o...