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UCSF Study Finds a Better Way to Screen for Breast Cancer

A pioneering study has found that an individualized approach to breast cancer screening that assesses patients’ risk, rather than annual mammograms, can lower the chance of more advanced cancers, while still safely match people to the amount of screening they need.

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Indoor Tanning Makes Youthful Skin Much Older on a Genetic Level

Research reveals that artificial sources of ultraviolet radiation cause cellular mutations that can be the seeds of future cancers, including highly deadly melanoma.

International Breast Cancer Conference Features UCSF Experts

Annual Symposium Highlights State-of-the-Art Research and Treatment of Breast Cancer.

Thirdhand Smoke: This Hidden Danger Puts Kids and Adults at Risk

UCSF researcher and leading advocate Neal Benowitz, MD, explains the threat of lingering tobacco residue and how a new California law could help.

Improving Management and Treatment of Thyroid Cancer

UCSF’s Julie Ann Sosa, MD, co-led international task force establishing new clinical guidelines for the management of differentiated thyroid cancer.

From Undruggable to Unstoppable: A New Cancer Cure Target Emerges

NIH-funded discoveries by UCSF's Kevan Shokat, PhD have produced the world’s first drugs that target mutations in the KRAS gene which cause a quarter of all cancerous tumors.

SFMOMA - Art for Recovery exhibit viewed on opening night

Showcasing Art that Celebrates Creativity and Healing Amid Cancer

First of its kind display at SFMOMA by UCSF Health patients

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‘Every Time I Relapsed, There Would Be a New Course of Therapy’

He was told cancer would kill him in two to four years. Fourteen years later, he credits a series of medications and treatments funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Gift Launches $200M Initiative for the Weill Cancer Hub West

Matching grant from Weill family creates collaborative research hub, uniting scientists from UCSF and Stanford Medicine to transform cancer care within a decade.