The Barbara Ann Karmanos Institute’s third annual Prostate Cancer Awareness Night with the Detroit Tigers and McLaren Health Care, the official healthcare system of the Tigers, united hundreds of prostate cancer survivors and their loved ones from near and far. Cheering on the Detroit Tigers as they competed against the Kansas City Royals on June 20, 2023, Comerica Park was decorated with a blue theme, and fans raised blue Tigers foam fingers to promote prostate cancer awareness and support. “In prostat...
“I’ve got a great future ahead of me with a heavy dose of the good life.” At first glance, you might not think Michael Dudley is someone who ever faced a disease like cancer. After all, he’s a former collegiate track athlete who competes in triathlons. He swims, bikes and runs regularly. He watches his diet closely, and he doesn’t drink or smoke. Yet, Dudley has beaten cancer not once but twice. First, when he faced colon cancer in 2017, and in 2021 when he underwent successful treatment for prostate ca...
Since 1976, February has been designated Black History Month in the United States. The month provides an opportunity to celebrate African Americans' many contributions to the country's history while recognizing inequities and struggles that have divided the nation over time. Inequality has spanned every inch and industry in America, from voting rights to equal pay, and the field of medicine is no exception. At the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute , we acknowledge the disparities and inequities that...