More than 250 researchers with Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences receive funding from federal agencies as well as other sources that supports their research focused on better diagnosis and treatment for cancer patients. They bring together diverse expertise across disciplines and, often, one advancement contributes to another.

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive and deadly forms of cancer. The five-year survival rate is just 13%. On average, patients survive for only nine months after diagnosis and roughly 66,000 people are diagnosed in the U.S. each year. Now, researchers from Henry Ford Health and MSU are coming together to share their knowledge and expertise with the aim of changing this somber prognosis.

Teresa K. Woodruff joined an elite group of Americans who have received two national medals of honor when President Joe Biden announced the latest recipients of the National Medal of Science on Jan. 3.

Michigan State University researchers have developed a virtual reality curriculum to prepare health care professionals and students for the complexities of caring for patients with tracheostomies and laryngectomies.

Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences has named the award recipients of the 2024 Cancer Seed Funding Program. Building on the success of the 2022 and 2023 cancer research pilot and integration award funding initiatives, this year the program awarded 14 new cancer research awards totaling $700,000.

On a sunny morning this past June, scientists around the world woke up to news that could fundamentally change the game in cancer research and care. And two of the people behind that breakthrough are now working at Michigan State University.