Patients are opting in for 10 years of breast cancer treatment
As recommendations suggest extending hormone-based breast cancer treatment to 10 years for some patients, a recent study sheds light on whether patients are opting for it.
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Wildland-urban fires trigger biological changes in firefighters, may explain increased cancer risks
Firefighters who fight fires in wildland urban interface zones, where undeveloped and developed land meet, appear to experience genetic changes that may help explain their elevated risk for certain cancers and other diseases, according to a study led by the University of Michigan.
MI-Healthy City Tool helps communities promote health equity across Michigan
The MI-Healthy City Tool, developed by researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, is a comprehensive dashboard analyzing health equity in Michigan's largest cities to inform policy and community action.
Rogel Cancer Center names Baladandayuthapani as associate director for quantitative data sciences
Baladandayuthapani will facilitate cancer research efforts using biostatistics, bioinformatics, computational biology and other advanced data science approaches.
9 million Medicare beneficiaries to benefit from new drug pricing, but careful monitoring needed, says U-M researcher
Michigan Public Health professor and researcher Minal Patel discusses the US Department of Health and Human Services’ move to lower prices on for 10 high-cost medications for individuals with Medicare Part D coverage.
New AI-powered statistics method has potential to improve tissue and disease research
Research team hopeful that the method, called IRIS, can provide more detailed information for precision health treatment plans and health outcomes.
Researchers at the University of Michigan and Brown University have developed a new computational method, IRIS, to analyze complex tissue data which could transform our current understanding of diseases and how we treat them.