Time Katie Thurston, a former contestant on ABC’s The Bachelor and star of the network’s season 17 of The Bachelorette, was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She said she receives some non-helpful comments from the public as people try to relate to what she’s going through. Felicity Harper, Ph.D. , clinical psychologist and member of the Supportive Oncology Multidisciplinary Team at Karmanos, gave some examples of what not to say to a cancer patient, and tips on what you can say o...
Cinzia Caparso, Ph.D., RN, an assistant professor in the Wayne State University College of Nursing and a member of the Population Studies and Disparities Research (PSDR) Program at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute , has been named one of 12 national honorees for the prestigious 2025 Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Science Honor by the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR). This annual honor recognizes early-stage investigators ...
Close to 500 people in Detroit, Lansing, and Flint attended the 13 th Annual All Cancer Symposium on Sept. 9, 2023. This free event was held in person and virtually, allowing people from across the state to participate. “This was ideal for anyone recently diagnosed, their families and friends, survivors, caregivers — anyone who’s been touched by cancer,” said event host Elisabeth Heath, M.D., FACP , medical oncologist and leader of the Genitourinary Oncology Multidisciplinary Team at the Barbara Ann Kar...