Nicole Fawcett
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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Financial toxicity of cancer impacts partners’ quality of life
Financial toxicity of cancer impacts partners’ quality of life, with people reporting pain, fatigue and sleep issues tied to missed work and medical bills
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Study offers clues to how cancer spreads to the brain
Michigan Medicine researchers used microfluidic devices to track what happens to cancer cells as they migrate and take root in the brain.
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Researchers use a new approach to hit an ‘undruggable’ target
Protein degrader shows promise against STAT5, which plays a role in leukemia and other cancers
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Researchers circumvent radiation resistance in subtype of brain tumors
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center researchers find ZMYND8 gene plays a critical role in conferring radiation resistance on brain tumors with IDH1 mutation.
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Dietary change starves cancer cells, overcoming treatment resistance
A new study in cells and mice from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center has found that a low-protein diet and a specific reduction in amino acids can improve treatment for colon cancer.
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Unraveling the biology behind aggressive pediatric brain tumor reveals potential new treatment avenue
Precision oncology approach shows potential for high grade gliomas harboring a genetic mutation.
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$7.6 million gift launches new lung cancer research initiative at U-M
Increased understanding of the genetic mutations that drive non-small cell lung cancer has led to new, effective treatments in recent years.
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Mathematics enable scientists to understand organization within a cell’s nucleus
A clearer picture of how a cell is organized could help biologists learn how to reprogram a cell to halt cancer or other diseases.
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Daniel Chang to lead department of radiation oncology at Michigan Medicine
The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved the appointment at its Sept. 22 meeting. Chang, who is currently the Sue and Bob McCollum Professor of Radiation Oncology at Stanford University, will begin at U-M on Oct. 1.
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New clues to how the tumor microenvironment impacts pancreatic cancer
GOT2 causes metabolic changes that pancreas tumors overcome.
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Arul Chinnaiyan Awarded Prestigious Sjöberg Prize
The prize is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which also awards Nobel Prizes
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Outsmarting brain cancer
The approach, studied in mice, overcomes the blood brain barrier and breaks the shield tumors build against the immune response.
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Crowdfunding helps pay the bills during cancer, but at a price
Crowdfunding to pay medical bills has become increasingly common in the United States. A new study highlights the impact crowdfunding for health care costs has had on young cancer survivors.
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Arul Chinnaiyan awarded prestigious Sjöberg Prize for cancer research
Arul M. Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D., S.P. Hicks Professor of Pathology and Urology at Michigan Medicine, was awarded the 2022 Sjöberg Prize by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which also awards Nobel Prizes.
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Following the science from prostate cancer’s “on switch” to the Sjöberg Prize
Nearly 2 decades after a groundbreaking discovery, Arul Chinnaiyan wins a prestigious cancer research award.
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