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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...

Hour Detroit A Karmanos Cancer Institute nurse is named a finalist for the 2025 Hour Detroit Nurse of the Year Award. Sheryl Smolarek, BSN, RN, OCN, is the supervisor and clinical leader of the hematology and bone marrow and transplant infusion center, known as the Dresner Infusion Center. In her nomination, Smolarek’s manager said that she, “is more than a leader to staff and more than just a supportive nurse to patients. She is well-respected for her knowledge and expertise in oncology nursing, specif...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Researchers at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University (WSU) have developed a chemical imaging probe that resists the breakdown of certain compounds in the body, giving doctors a more dependable way to track and potentially treat prostate cancer. Sheryl Roberts, Ph.D., member of the Karmanos Molecular Therapeutics Program and assistant professor at WSU School of Medicine ,  is the study’s principal investigator. The National Cancer Institute lists prostate cancer as the...

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute welcomes Bradley Rockwell, M.D. , transplant hematologist. Dr. Rockwell is a member of the Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant , Hematology Oncology and Multiple Myeloma and Amyloidosis Multidisciplinary Teams at Karmanos. He specializes in bone marrow transplants and treating leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, myelodysplasia, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He began seeing patients at the Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit in July 2025. "I am joining such an incre...

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute names Kathleen Fedoronko, MSN, RN, OCN, as the new chief nursing officer and vice president of Patient Care Services at Karmanos Cancer Hospital. Fedoronko brings over 25 years of ambulatory and acute health care leadership, 20 of those years at Karmanos. She assumed the position in June after Kathleen Carolin, RN, BSN, MSA, the former CNO, retired. “I’ve dedicated my career to oncology nursing, and it's been my goal to continue leading excellent nurses at one o...

McLaren Greater Lansing nurse Luke Guggemos was honored with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s program to recognize the exceptional care nurses provide every day. The nomination, submitted by a colleague, read as follows: “Luke is an outstanding nurse who is helpful, patient, and always willing to take the time to teach/explain something to someone with questions. He flexes his schedule to help meet most staffing needs from day to nights to help and al...