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![Dr. Tanya Stoyanova](/sites/default/files/styles/square_004000_160x160/public/images/54/tanya-stoyanova-landscape-6.jpeg?f=82dc97e3&itok=15tqcZXe)
Cancer,
Science & Research
Dr. Tanya Stoyanova receives $1.8 million to identify new treatment strategies for advanced prostate cancer
Dr. Tanya Stoyanova was awarded a $1.8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to identify new drivers and test new therapeutic strategies for advanced treatment-resistant prostate cancer.
July 16, 2024
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2 min read
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Cancer,
Science & Research
Cancer researchers receive grant to combat aggressive kidney cancer
Investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have received an $800,000 grant from the V Foundation to find new ways to treat and prevent a severe form of kidney cancer associated with a hereditary syndrome.
July 15, 2024
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3 min read
![Cancer Cells](/sites/default/files/styles/square_004000_160x160/public/images/80/shutterstock-2033260514.jpg?f=b9d18637&itok=SYfLUpJV)
Cancer,
Science & Research
Study reveals dual role of protein in cancer treatment
The study, published in Cell Reports, reveals how IRF1 can both hinder and help the body's immune response to tumors, depending upon which cells the protein is found in.
July 15, 2024
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4 min read
![Dr. Linda Liau](/sites/default/files/styles/square_004000_160x160/public/images/a0/linda-liau-2018-extended.jpg?f=9520dbb3&itok=sZmb8C7n)
Cancer,
Science & Research
Neurosurgeon-scientist elected to Taiwan’s prestigious Academia Sinica
Dr. Linda Liau, chair of neurosurgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has been elected as an Academician of Academia Sinica by the 35th Convocation of Academicians, the preeminent academic institution in Taiwan.
July 10, 2024
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2 min read
![Dr. Sanaz Memarzadeh](/sites/default/files/styles/square_004000_160x160/public/images/48/2021-09-22-uclah-jccc-memarzadeh-lab-369_1.jpg?f=02f7ce96&itok=T9fzuyQW)
Cancer,
Science & Research
Physician-scientist awarded two grants to develop immune therapies for ovarian cancer
Dr. Sanaz Memarzadeh received two grants totaling $4.1 million to develop advanced cell based immune therapies for high-grade serous ovarian cancers that have become resistant to conventional treatments.
July 8, 2024
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4 min read
![Amar Kishan, MD](/sites/default/files/styles/square_004000_160x160/public/images/77/kishanamar2018office_0.jpg?f=93189ee4&itok=Bu_CkzD4)
Cancer,
Science & Research
Radiation oncologists awarded $1.8 million grant to advance personalized cancer therapy
The funding helps further the team’s work in improving the quality of life for men diagnosed with prostate cancer by predicting and preventing significant long-term side effects from radiation treatment.
July 3, 2024
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2 min read
![A group of adults practicing Tai Chi in a park.](/sites/default/files/styles/square_004000_160x160/public/images/25/istock-462718989.jpg?f=279c4e38&itok=vGkLYGVf)
Behavioral Health,
Cancer,
News about UCLA Health,
Science & Research
Tai Chi reduces risk of inflammatory disease, treats insomnia among breast cancer survivors
June 26, 2024
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3 min read
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Cancer,
News about UCLA Health
Zhen Mei, Vivian Chang awarded grant from American Society of Hematology
June 26, 2024
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1 min read
![Founders of the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy are interviewed during a panel discussion.](/sites/default/files/styles/square_004000_160x160/public/images/b8/ciii-founders.jpg?f=c7949b6d&itok=48C9ZZPB)
Cancer,
Science & Research
Meet the founders of the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy
June 24, 2024
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3 min read
![Kristofer Jones honored on Black Heritage Night at Dodger Stadium](/sites/default/files/styles/square_004000_160x160/public/images/3c/featured-image-kristofer-jones.png?h=ada05aa9&f=1bc234f9&itok=HnQbrOH0)
Community,
Healthy Lifestyle
A physician’s legacy shines at Dodgers’ Black Heritage Night
June 21, 2024
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3 min read
![Jill Wesiman holding her bike](/sites/default/files/styles/square_004000_160x160/public/images/b4/jill-holding-bike.jpg?f=79ce6af2&itok=l6XnEk8q)
Cancer
Marathoner runs a race against cancer and wins
June 21, 2024
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3 min read
![Colorful image of the brain](/sites/default/files/styles/square_004000_160x160/public/images/59/cognitive-problems-workshop-brain-image.jpg?f=447a52a7&itok=v0uFT90I)
Cancer
Cognitive issues are common after cancer treatment, but their impact can be minimized
June 20, 2024
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5 min read
![Artist Jill Covell, with paint brush in hand, sits in front of two of her paintings, including one showing a butterfly and a dragon.](/sites/default/files/styles/square_004000_160x160/public/images/00/jill-covell.jpg?f=2ccf9a53&itok=HxPqfjc0)
Cancer
Art as a way to process worries, anxiety during cancer journey
June 20, 2024
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4 min read
![Patient having consultation with a doctor](/sites/default/files/styles/square_004000_160x160/public/images/87/psychiatry1800x800.jpg?f=a6965613&itok=b1NNB7yI)
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
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3 min read
![Dr. Aparna Bhaduri](/sites/default/files/styles/square_004000_160x160/public/images/1b/bhaduri-aparna.jpg?f=4c32aab2&itok=rdz6fvK1)
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
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2 min read
![Illustration of someone walking up stairs with a large book](/sites/default/files/styles/square_004000_160x160/public/images/e3/parini-r3.png?h=1eaf25d4&f=4c481ffb&itok=9Zp10RYn)
Community
They got into medical school, but the uphill journey continues for first-gen college graduates
They got into medical school, but the uphill journey continues for first-gen college graduates.
June 13, 2024
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5 min read
![Illustration by Chloe Cushman](/sites/default/files/styles/square_004000_160x160/public/banner-images/e5/sequential-care-cover3.jpg?h=d13fcf53&f=b9e8f527&itok=6K5GjNjl)
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
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1 min read
![DNA strand with tumor](/sites/default/files/styles/square_004000_160x160/public/images/af/dna-strand-orange-red.jpg?f=dd05692e&itok=eqB_iIHp)
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
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4 min read
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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
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4 min read
![Dr. Hanna Mikkola and Julia Aguade Gorgorio](/sites/default/files/styles/square_004000_160x160/public/images/54/hanna-julia-main-image-nature-pr.jpg?h=790be497&f=a3fd4e34&itok=7P7KSflJ)
Cancer,
Science & Research
Scientists identify ‘missing piece’ required for blood stem cell self-renewal
June 5, 2024
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4 min read