Radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) is a revolutionary treatment that targets metastasized tumors at the cellular level, reducing radiation exposure to normal, healthy tissue and reducing significant side effects – a possibility that occurs with conventional external radiation therapies. “RPT uses radioisotope therapy in the process of delivering the radiation intravenously to cancer cells by adding radioactive material, or radionuclides, to proteins that bind with the receptors on the cancer cells, destr...
The Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development at Wayne State University’s (WSU) School of Medicine annually recognizes faculty who have made outstanding contributions in teaching, mentoring, research, and leadership. This year, several Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute faculty, researchers, and medical staff at the Karmanos Cancer Center received these awards, highlighting their significant contributions to education and more. Others received promotions and tenure at Wayne State. School...
The 2022 Hour Detroit’s Top Docs List is out and 35 physicians from Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute are named top doctors under 20 different specialties. Each year, Hour Detroit Magazine puts out an online peer-to-peer review survey conducted by Professional Research Services (PRS) to determine the top physicians in southeastern Michigan (Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw and Livingston Counties). Participating physicians in the aforementioned counties are asked to nominate a doctor who they view ...