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Cancer.
I'm building the tools.

Martin McMahon hopes to understand in greater detail the way that human cancers develop and respond to therapy.

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Cancer.
I'm challenging it.

For neuro-oncologist Susan Chang, the partnership she builds with her patients is more than a privilege.

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Cancer.
I’m working on it.

Advances in the treatment of prostate cancer continue to energize “eternal optimist.”

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UCSF Scientists Use Human Stem Cells to Generate Immune System in Mice

May 16, 2013

Raising hopes for cell-based therapies, UC San Francisco researchers have created the first functioning human thymus tissue from embryonic stem cells in the laboratory.

Breast Oncology Team Prepares for Fundraising Walk

May 10, 2013

The UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Program’s Breast Oncology Program (BOP) has been selected as a beneficiary of the Tri-Valley SOCKs (Stepping Out for Cancer Kures) 2013 Bras for the Cause Walk.

New Prostate Cancer Test Improves Risk Assessment

May 8, 2013

A new genomic test for prostate cancer can help predict whether men are more likely to harbor an aggressive form of the disease, according to a new UC San Francisco study.

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