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A group of adults practicing Tai Chi in a park.
Behavioral Health,
Cancer,
News about UCLA Health,
Science & Research
pathologists
Cancer,
News about UCLA Health
Founders of the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy are interviewed during a panel discussion.
Cancer,
Science & Research
Jill Wesiman holding her bike
Cancer

Marathoner runs a race against cancer and wins

June 21, 2024   |  
3 min read
Patient having consultation with a doctor
Ask the Doctors,
Cancer

Neuroendocrine cancer is often slow-moving, lacks symptoms

We have a family friend who passed away just three weeks after being diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. There were no symptoms at all, and it was found pretty much by accident, during an appendectomy. What kind of cancer is that? Does it always move so fast?
June 19, 2024   |  
3 min read
Dr. Aparna Bhaduri
Cancer,
Science & Research

Aparna Bhaduri named a Pew-Stewart Scholar for Cancer Research

The award will help support Bhaduri’s work in uncovering the mechanisms behind treatment resistance in glioblastoma, an often-lethal type of brain cancer that is extremely difficult to treat.
June 18, 2024   |  
2 min read
Illustration by Chloe Cushman
Cancer

Sequential Care

With new targeted therapies improving survival rates and extending lives beyond expectations, many cancers are close to becoming manageable, chronic illnesses.
June 12, 2024   |  
1 min read
DNA strand with tumor
Cancer,
Science & Research

Scientists accurately measure cancer evolution

In a new UCLA-led study, investigators shed light on the intricate processes underlying cancer evolution and define the optimal algorithms to analyze the genetic makeup of tumors.
June 11, 2024   |  
4 min read
prostate cancer cells
Cancer,
Science & Research

AI model may yield better outcomes for prostate cancer

Using AI to help map out the boundaries of cancerous prostate tissue can help ensure an accurate diagnosis, precise treatment planning and effective surgical procedures.
June 11, 2024   |  
4 min read
Dr. Hanna Mikkola and Julia Aguade Gorgorio
Cancer,
Science & Research
Dennis Slamon
Cancer,
Science & Research

UCLA oncologist Dr. Dennis Slamon awarded Szent-Györgyi Prize for groundbreaking research discoveries

Dr. Dennis Slamon, a world-renowned oncologist and scientist whose groundbreaking research has transformed the treatment of breast cancer, has been awarded the 2024 Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research.
June 5, 2024   |  
4 min read
For kids to have the most fun in the sun, keep their skin safe
Cancer,
Healthy Lifestyle,
Science & Research

Dermatologic conditions – even sunburn – can present differently in people of color

UCLA Health’s Skin of Color clinic director explains why – and what everyone should know about their skin as summer approaches.
June 4, 2024   |  
4 min read
Tumor on liver
Cancer,
Science & Research

UCLA team initiates hepatic artery pump program for targeted chemotherapy

This procedure for metastatic colon cancer can extend survival for more patients and potentially get them to the curative stage of therapy.
June 3, 2024   |  
4 min read
jeff goar with family
Cancer,
Science & Research
CIRM Award
Cancer,
Science & Research

UCLA scientists receive $17.4 million in CIRM grants to advance novel stem-cell based treatments

UCLA scientists have received more than $17.4 million in grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to advance new stem cell-based treatments for heart disease, ovarian cancer and a creatine deficiency disorder.
May 30, 2024   |  
4 min read
Drs. Witte and Tobin
Cancer,
News about UCLA Health
Colorectal cancer
Cancer,
Science & Research

ASCO: Combination therapy significantly improves outcomes for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

Using a combination of immunotherapy drugs with chemotherapy significantly improves progression-free survival and overall survival for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who have previously undergone standard chemotherapy treatment.
May 23, 2024   |  
3 min read
veterans
Cancer,
Science & Research

ASCO: Large precision oncology study identifies differences in prostate cancer genomics among a racially and ethnically diverse cohort of U.S. veterans

A new study looking at the landscape of genomic alterations in more than 5,000 veterans with metastatic prostate cancer uncovered differences in the genomic makeup of cancer cells that were associated with race and ethnicity.
May 23, 2024   |  
4 min read