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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Study shows inhibiting the PDX1 protein stops pancreatic cancer growth, but makes the cancer more aggressive. Learn more about this pancreatic cancer treatment.
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President Obama's Cancer Moonshot program helps fund cancer prevention, diagnosis & treatment. See what doctors believe it will take to finally cure cancer.
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Prostate cancer screenings have dropped, but prostate cancer treatment remains high. Learn more about the overdiagnosis and overtreatment of prostate cancer.
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U-M Study finds that eating fruits, vegetables, & grains helps breast cancer survivors reduce cancer-related fatigue. See the breast cancer diet from the study.
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U-M researchers discovered removing the protein CCN6 from mice caused metaplastic breast cancer. Find out what this means for future breast cancer research.
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One in six early stage breast cancer patients choose double mastectomy. Learn about unnecessary bilateral mastectomy and why patients choose to have it.
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U-M study finds biomarkers that may signal throat cancer recurrence. Learn how the ratio of E7 antibodies may help predict oropharyngeal cancer recurrence.
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A study on breast reconstruction after radiation therapy compares implant reconstruction to autologous reconstruction. Lean more about this breast cancer study.
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New research finds 80 percent of pediatric hindbrain ependymomas had reduced levels of H3K27me3. See how this discovery could help treat childhood brain tumors.
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A $17.5 million gift establishes the Forbes Institute for Cancer Discovery
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49 out of 50 new cancer drugs fail cancer clinical trials. See why a U-M oncologist believes the oncology clinical trial failure rate is so high.
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Researchers have shown the EGFL6 protein helps ovarian cancer spread. Learn more about ovarian cancer treatment and prevention using EGFL6-blocking antibodies.
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Learn how oncologists are personalizing breast cancer treatment, including whether or not chemotherapy is used, based on the 21 gene recurrence score assay test.
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Antioxidant supplements could make cancer worse in cancer patients. Learn how antioxidants may fuel cancer and find more information on antioxidants and cancer.
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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.