Director of Communications, University of Michigan Rogel Cancer
Fawcett leads a team of communicators who produce targeted, innovative communication for the Rogel Cancer Center’s research and clinical enterprises. Prior to Michigan Medicine, Fawcett was a reporter at the Detroit News and editor for a web-based community for people with disabilities.
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U-M is participating in the Blood Profiling Atlas, part of the Cancer Moonshot Initiative. Learn how U-M is using liquid biopsies and contributing to the atlas.
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Breast cancer patients are consulting with their primary care physicians on cancer treatment. See how oncologists and PCPs can provide better collaborative care.
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National initiative seeks to improve pancreatic cancer clinical trials and pancreatic cancer treatment. Learn more about clinical trials for pancreatic cancer.
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Understanding who has the highest risk of rare cancers, including squamous cell esophageal cancer, suggests a potential for targeted screening recommendations.
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Learn about a small implanted device capable of detecting and treating metastatic breast cancer earlier and how this technology could improve survival rates.
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Despite having stage 4 prostate cancer, 74 year old Woods Brown remains active by fishing and planting. Learn more about Woods and living with prostate cancer.
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A metabolic cross-talk pathway between cancer and noncancer cells in pancreatic tumors delivers an alternative nutrient to the cancer cells, facilitating tumor growth.
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Few tumor samples from minorities means research is likely missing key mutations that fuel cancer in different racial or ethnic groups.
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University of Michigan researchers find that breast cancer patients who are active on social media may be more satisfied with treatment decisions. Here's why.
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University of Michigan researchers found that despite rapid growth in post-treatment imaging of thyroid cancer, survival rates have not improved. Find out why.
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Researchers found inherited genetic mutations were more common in men with metastatic prostate cancer. Here are two important implications of their findings.
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Read the findings of a new study suggesting that acupressure offers a low-cost way for breast cancer patients to manage cancer related fatigue and sleep loss.
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Learn how biomarker ratio imaging microscopy (BRIM), a new technology developed at University of Michigan, determines the aggressiveness of stage 0 breast cancer.
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Learn how RhoC gene contributes to the growth of aggressive cancer cells and find out how future cancer treatments may exploit this molecular vulnerability.
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University of Michigan researchers are identifying opportunities to treat rare eye cancers with new targeted therapies being used for other types of cancer.