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- Drug commonly used as antidepressant helps fight cancer in mice
A class of drug called monoamine oxidase inhibitors is commonly prescribed to treat depression; the medications work by boosting levels of serotonin, the brain’s “happiness hormone.”
June 10, 2021 2:00 AM
detail - Doctor’s daughter becomes a pioneer in cancer survivorship
Meet breast cancer research trailblazer Dr. Patricia Ganz, whose contributions to quality-of-life and quality-of-care issues have expanded the field’s capacity to deliver high-value cancer care.
June 04, 2021 8:30 AM
detail - UCLA donors combine efforts to honor esteemed orthopaedic surgeon
A new endowed chair at UCLA will honor the memory of Dr. Jeffrey Eckardt, a longtime faculty member who pioneered limb salvage surgery.
June 02, 2021 9:00 AM
detail - Cancer researchers receive Young Investigator Awards
UCLA researchers Drs. Cristina Puig Saus and Gatien Moriceau have received the Young Investigator Award from the Melanoma Research Alliance.
May 21, 2021 7:00 AM
detail - Surgeon brings game-changing treatment for early-stage melanoma to UCLA Health
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and what better way to mark it than with the introduction of groundbreaking treatment for early-stage melanomas.
May 21, 2021 6:00 AM
detail - UCLA joins NCI-designated cancer centers in call for urgent action to get cancer-preventing HPV vaccination back on track
The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted delivery of key health services for children and adolescents, including HPV vaccination for cancer prevention.
May 20, 2021 9:00 AM
detail - Some prostate cancers may be more aggressive than originally thought
A new UCLA-led study indicates some men who have a recurrence after initial radiation for high-risk prostate cancer may have a more aggressive course of disease than thought.
May 19, 2021 8:00 AM
detail - Colorectal cancer screenings now recommended beginning at age 45
It’s official: The board of physician-scientists known as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now recommends colorectal cancer screening for Americans to begin at age 45, rather than at 50, as was previously the standard.
May 18, 2021 12:00 PM
detail - UCLA researchers receive over $10M in CIRM grants to advance cell therapies for melanoma and multiple myeloma
Two UCLA researchers have received over $10 million in CIRM grants to develop cell therapies for melanoma and multiple myeloma.
May 18, 2021 11:00 AM
detail - UCLA team discovers how to restrict growth, spread of head and neck cancers
UCLA researchers have discovered a key molecule that allows cancer stem cells to bypass the body’s natural immune defenses, spurring the growth and spread of head and neck squamous cell cancers.
May 05, 2021 8:00 AM
detail - Researchers identify potential combination therapy for aggressive lung cancer
A new study by UCLA researchers has identified a novel combination therapy to potentially help overcome resistance to immunotherapy in people diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. The combination approach uses immune checkpoint inhibitors with ATRA, a safe medication that is widely used to treat leukemia.
May 04, 2021 8:00 AM
detail - Improved radiation therapy for breast cancer proves an easier experience than many patients fear
It’s easy to overlook cancer symptoms since they might indicate a number of other conditions. But for men, who have higher rates of getting and dying from cancer than women, it’s important to identify the cause of any symptoms no matter how trivial they seem.
April 30, 2021 6:00 AM
detail - Breaking down barriers to care for metastatic breast cancer patients
Drawing on a series of studies and interviews with patients and caregivers, UCLA researchers have published recommendations aimed at improving care and outcomes for women with metastatic breast cancer.
April 28, 2021 9:00 AM
detail - Side effect of cancer treatment can be safely reduced with topical cream
Patients with advanced colorectal cancer may be spared from a toxic side effect caused by a type of targeted therapy used to treat the cancer with the help of another drug normally used to treat melanoma.
April 28, 2021 7:00 AM
detail - Don’t ignore these symptoms of kidney cancer
Kidney cancer is one of the 10 most common cancers for men and women – more than 75,000 people are diagnosed each year. Most kidney cancer is detected at an early stage before symptoms start.
April 23, 2021 1:00 PM
detail - Cancer symptoms men should not overlook
It’s easy to overlook cancer symptoms since they might indicate a number of other conditions. But for men, who have higher rates of getting and dying from cancer than women, it’s important to identify the cause of any symptoms no matter how trivial they seem.
April 22, 2021 12:00 PM
detail - Transfer to UCLA Health changed life for this man with prostate cancer
Fifteen years after being diagnosed with prostate cancer and having his prostate removed, John Babcock, now 68, watched with extreme concern as his prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test numbers continued to “climb and climb.”
April 19, 2021 9:00 AM
detail - Testicular cancer survivor and pro baseball player strives to raise awareness about the condition
Connor Joe’s cancer was discovered in 2020, as he was undergoing a physical while in Spring Training with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
April 16, 2021 6:00 AM
detail - New CAR T approach minimizes resistance, helps avoid relapse in non-Hodgkin’s B-cell lymphoma
Early results from a new, pioneering chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell immunotherapy trial led by UCLA researchers found using a bilateral attack instead of the conventional single-target approach helps minimizes treatment resistance in non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma.
April 10, 2021 5:30 AM
detail - Physician-scientist named NextGen Star by cancer research association
Dr. Anusha Kalbasi has been selected as a NextGen Star by the American Association of Cancer Research, the world’s largest professional association related to cancer research.
April 05, 2021 9:30 AM
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