Cancer News & Insights
Cancer updates, discoveries and announcements from the UCLA Health Newsroom
Patient & Survivor Stories
Marathoner runs a race against cancer and wins
June 21, 2024
3 min read
Volleyball player takes on his toughest opponent: a very rare form of cancer
March 26, 2024
6 min read
PF's Patient Story - Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma
January 18, 2024
2 min read
Interpreting the 5 stages of grief through fashion
November 21, 2023
7 min read
Science & Research News
Tai Chi reduces risk of inflammatory disease, treats insomnia among breast cancer survivors
June 26, 2024
3 min read
Meet the founders of the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy
June 24, 2024
3 min read
Aparna Bhaduri named a Pew-Stewart Scholar for Cancer Research
June 18, 2024
2 min read
Scientists accurately measure cancer evolution
June 11, 2024
4 min read
AI model may yield better outcomes for prostate cancer
June 11, 2024
4 min read
Scientists identify ‘missing piece’ required for blood stem cell self-renewal
June 5, 2024
4 min read
UCLA oncologist Dr. Dennis Slamon awarded Szent-Györgyi Prize for groundbreaking research discoveries
June 5, 2024
4 min read
Dermatologic conditions – even sunburn – can present differently in people of color
June 4, 2024
4 min read
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Honors & Awards
Aparna Bhaduri named a Pew-Stewart Scholar for Cancer Research
June 18, 2024
2 min read
UCLA oncologist Dr. Dennis Slamon awarded Szent-Györgyi Prize for groundbreaking research discoveries
June 5, 2024
4 min read
UCLA scientists receive $17.4 million in CIRM grants to advance novel stem-cell based treatments
May 30, 2024
4 min read
Two UCLA scholars named to American Association for the Advancement of Science
May 28, 2024
2 min read
Healthy Lifestyle
Tai Chi reduces risk of inflammatory disease, treats insomnia among breast cancer survivors
June 26, 2024
3 min read
Dermatologic conditions – even sunburn – can present differently in people of color
June 4, 2024
4 min read
Panel urges women to begin screening for breast cancer at younger age
May 8, 2024
4 min read
What you need to know about cancer and nutrition: March webinar
February 21, 2024
3 min read
Ask the Doctors
Neuroendocrine cancer is often slow-moving, lacks symptoms
June 19, 2024
3 min read
Researchers use AI to detect pancreatic cancer sooner
February 26, 2024
3 min read
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma considered very treatable
April 19, 2023
3 min read
Cancer support groups can be helpful in battling depression
March 8, 2023
3 min read