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MAY-JUNE 2009
June 30, 2009 GI Oncology Group Honored for Outstanding Patient Care
June 29, 2009 New Biomarker Method Could Increase the Number of Diagnostic Tests for Cancer
June 26, 2009 Mercy Medical Center and UCSF Collaborate to Improve Cancer Care
June 12, 2009 Prostate Cancer Test Improves Prediction of Disease Course
June 9, 2009 New Breast Cancer Treatments May Stem from $16.5 Million Award
June 3, 2009 Quest to Conquer Cancer Continues in New Research Building at Mission Bay
June 3, 2009 Goal of Personalized Medicine for Cancer Goes Mainstream
June 3, 2009 Human Genome Pioneer Talks Personalized Medicine at UCSF Mission Bay
June 2, 2009 UCSF Celebrates Grand Opening of Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Building at Mission Bay
June 1, 2009 I-SPY Trial Offers Key Insights into Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
June 1, 2009 New Building to Spur Advancement in Integrated Cancer Research
June 1, 2009 Cancer Center Aims to Advance Medical Care Worldwide
June 1, 2009 Scientists Begin Moving into Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Building
May 28, 2009 New Initiative at UCSF Targets Multiple Myeloma
May 22, 2009 UCSF to Host World No Tobacco Day on May 29
May 18, 2009 UCSF Creates Fast, Affordable Tool for Finding Gene 'On-Off' Switches
May 18, 2009 Living with Bladder Cancer
May 15, 2009 UCSF Scientists Welcome Sea Change in Stem Cell Development
May 12, 2009 Omega-3 Fatty Acids from Plants Are Unlikely Prostate Cancer Risk, Study Finds
May 7, 2009 Susan Desmond-Hellmann Named UC San Francisco Chancellor
May 6, 2009 UCSF Study Shows Attitudes toward Tobacco Industry Linked to Smoking Behavior
May 1, 2009 Cancer Research Leader and Medical Oncologist Recommended as UCSF Chancellor

MARCH-APRIL 2009
April 30, 2009 Cancer-causing Virus Associated with Higher Risk of New HIV Infection
April 30, 2009 Imaging Lab Draws from Impressive Arsenal to Fight Major Health Threats
April 28, 2009 UCSF Oncologist Led Early Clinical Trials of Provenge
April 27, 2009 UCSF Offers Free Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Screenings on May 1
April 24, 2009 AAAS Elects Four UCSF Faculty as Fellows
April 23, 2009 Dental School Names New Associate Dean for Research
April 22, 2009 Moles, Melanomas and Mouse Models
April 13, 2009 Blackburn, Elected AACR President, Will Give Faculty Research Lecture
April 10, 2009 Testosterone in Prostate Cancer -- New Way to Block Hormones
April 9, 2009 Pap Smear or HPV Testing for Cervical Cancer?
April 8, 2009 Scientists Identify Key Gene that Protects against Leukemia
April 8, 2009 Walter Wins Gairdner International Award
April 6, 2009 Colon Cancer Screening Targets Wrong Elders, Study Finds
March 30, 2009 New Strategy Developed to Diagnose Melanoma
March 30, 2009 DCIS Is Not Invasive Breast Cancer, and Might Not Require Surgery
March 17, 2009 Mammograms Bad for Young Women with Breast Cancer Genes?
March 13, 2009 UCSF Receives $125 Million for New Medical Center at Mission Bay
March 12, 2009 Scientists Create Mouse Model of Melanoma that Generates Hope for the Use of Targeted Therapies
March 9, 2009 Chancellor Bishop Witnesses President Obama Ushering in New Era of Scientific Integrity
March 4, 2009 High Blood Pressure Linked to Earlier Death among African-American Breast Cancer Patients
March 2, 2009 Study Sheds Light on Angiogenesis Inhibitors, Points to Limitations, Solutions

JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2009
February 18, 2009 UCSF Center to Host Symposium on Tobacco Research and Education
February 11, 2009 Aggressive Treatment, Fighting Spirit Help UCSF Cancer Patient Beat the Odds
February 10, 2009 Cancer Drug Cost May Be Unbearable, Even for Insured
February 9, 2009 Drug Discovery Short-circuits Cancer Growth
February 4, 2009 Lung Cancer Now Is the Focus of Powerful Genetics Research
February 2, 2009 Brain Cells Growing Bad: A Conversation with David Rowitch
January 27, 2009 Hypertension Lowers Survival in African American Women with Breast Cancer
January 23, 2009 Cancer-causing Gene Discovery Suggests New Therapies
January 20, 2009 In a Human Virus, New Method to ID MicroRNA Targets Proves Its Value
January 15, 2009 UCSF Study Reveals Roots of Endothelial Cell Development
January 13, 2009 Study of Powerful Genes and Cancer Points to Vitamin D, Inflammation
January 12, 2009 Looking Far Afield for Pancreas Cancer Clues
January 12, 2009 UCSF Researchers Use New Tools to Move In on Cancer Susceptibility Genes
January 6, 2009 UCSF Cancer Expert Weighs In on Steve Jobs' Health Announcement
January 6, 2009 Colon Cancer and Heredity
January 5, 2009 Drug Design Caution for Biotech and Pharma Firms That Target Kinases

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2008
December 17, 2008 American Cancer Society Recognizes UCSF's Glantz as International Tobacco Control Leader
December 15, 2008 Culprit in Eye Cancer Identified, Drug Development Begins
December 8, 2008 Search for Genetic Clues to Breast Cancer in Hispanic Women
December 4, 2008 Howard Hughes Awardees Will Use UCSF Cell Discovery to Target Cancer
December 4, 2008 UCSF Spine Center Tackles Most Complex Spine Surgeries on West Coast
November 25, 2008 Overweight Women at Increased Risk of Advanced Breast Cancer
November 21, 2008 Stem Cell Research: Transforming Medicine
November 20, 2008 In Young Men, HPV Vaccine Prevents Conditions That Lead to Cancer
November 14, 2008 AAMC Honors Schroeder as Anti-Smoking Crusader
November 13, 2008 UCSF Team Moves in on Mechanism in Stem Cell Growth, Possibly Cancer

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2008
October 30, 2008 Cancer Center Launches Evidence-Based Initiative with 40 African American Churches
October 21, 2008 UCSF Launches Nationwide Clinical Trial-Matching Website for Breast Cancer
October 13, 2008 Phillips Awarded $5 Million NCI Grant to Study Personalized Medicine
October 3, 2008 Childhood Leukemia Clusters: A Conversation with Joseph Wiemels
October 2, 2008 Major NIH Award Supports Epigenomics Research
October 1, 2008 Dillon Wins Gold Medal from American Society of Head and Neck Radiology
September 24, 2008 San Francisco Bay Swim to Benefit Child Cancer Care at UCSF
September 22, 2008 Documentary Depicts Challenges of Caregiving
September 19, 2008 Early Puberty and Early Exposure to Breast Cancer Risks: A Conversation with Robert Hiatt
September 18, 2008 Virtual Colonoscopy as Good as Other Colon Cancer Screening Methods, Study Says
September 18, 2008 Regents Approve Plans for New UCSF Mission Bay Hospital Complex
September 15, 2008 Plans for New UCSF Mission Bay Hospital to Go to Regents for Approval
September 12, 2008 Taking Better Aim at Cancer: A Conversation with Gerard Evan
September 9, 2008 DeRisi Wins Heinz Award

JULY-AUGUST 2008
August 25, 2008 California Tobacco Control Program Saved Billions in Medical Costs
August 20, 2008 Inhibition of Myc Gene Shows Promise Against Cancer
August 15, 2008 Pediatric Cancer Specialist Wins Ewing Sarcoma Research Grant
August 14, 2008 Virologist to Deliver UCSF Sokolow Lecture
August 13, 2008 UCSF Faculty Receive $13.7 Million from CIRM for Stem Cell Research
August 11, 2008 Childhood Brain Tumor Traced to Normal Stem Cells Gone Bad
July 25, 2008 Looking Far Afield for Pancreas Cancer Clues
July 16, 2008 James Wins Grant for Brain Tumor Research
July 11, 2008 Avon Walk for Breast Cancer to Benefit UCSF-SFGH Partnership
July 10, 2008 UCSF Medical Center Named One of Top 10 Hospitals Nationwide and Best in Bay Area
July 3, 2008 Researcher Helps Physicians Navigate the Subtleties of Melanoma
July 1, 2008 Lam Wins Pediatrics' Grumbach Award

MAY-JUNE 2008
June 20, 2008 Hypnosis as Good as Counseling in Helping Smokers Quit, Study Finds
June 17, 2008 Gordon and Betty Moore's $2.5 Million Gift Endows Genetic Counselorship
June 9, 2008 Caregivers Documentary to Air on UCTV Today
May 29, 2008 UCSF Stem Cell and Cancer Symposium
May 28, 2008 Firefly Project Features Live Reading of Letters from Patients and Their Teenage Pen Pals on June 4
May 28, 2008 UCSF's Glantz Slams Hollywood's Lax Enforcement of Tobacco Rating
May 27, 2008 New Findings in Breast Cancer Research Highlighted at Major Meeting
May 21, 2008 UCSF Advocates for More Women in Cancer Research Trials (source: ABC7 News, San Francisco)
May 6, 2008 UCSF to Offer Free Skin Cancer Screening Exams in Castro-Mission District on May 10

MARCH-APRIL 2008
April 30, 2008 Safeway Foundation Gives $2 Million to UCSF for Breast Cancer Support
April 24, 2008 UCSF to Offer Free Screening for Oral, Head and Neck Cancer on April 25
April 11, 2008 Latest Research and Developments in Cancer Highlighted at Major Meeting
March 25, 2008 Turning the Tide of Liver Cancer Among Asians
March 11, 2008 Wealthier Women Get More Breast Cancer Screenings, Regardless of Benefit
March 4, 2008 UCSF Researchers Validate New Model for Breast Cancer Risk Assessment in Multiple Ethnic Groups
March 3, 2008 Wells to Chair UCSF Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry

JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2008
February 29, 2008 HPV Vaccine for Men?
February 21, 2008 Leading Contributor to Human Genome Project to Speak at UCSF
February 15, 2008 Mayor Newsom Appoints Nursing Professor to San Francisco Health Commission
February 8, 2008 Breast Density and a Better Cancer Risk Model
February 5, 2008 Thyroid Cancer Cases Climb as Treatment Advances
January 17, 2008 UCSF Meningioma Research Laboratory Receives Donation
January 2, 2008 Language Centers Revealed, Brain Surgery Refined with New Mapping

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2007
December 28, 2007 School of Dentistry Names Deborah Greenspan Orofacial Sciences Chair
December 21, 2007 Caring for Pediatric Cancer Survivors Throughout Life
December 7, 2007 Leukemia Survival and Pharmacogenetics
December 3, 2007 UCSF Medical Center Using Newest High-Tech Tool for Brain Disorders
November 19, 2007 UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Name Becomes Official
November 19, 2007 UCSF Cancer Center Gets New Name Today
November 14, 2007 Nicotine Addiction Slashed in Test of New Cigarette Smoking Strategy
November 14, 2007 UCSF Hosts Exhibit on Historic Tobacco Advertising
November 14, 2007 Kerner Receives France's Legion d'Honneur from President Nicolas Sarkozy
November 12, 2007 Cellular Response to Stress Signals Predicts Future Tumor Formation in Women Diagnosed with Common Type of Pre-breast Cancer
November 5, 2007 Health Care Trio Forges Partnership to Improve Breast Cancer Care in Marin
November 2, 2007 UCSF Medical Center to Offer Free Screening for Hepatitis B

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2007
October 26, 2007 Cellular "Self-Eating" Might Be Turned Against Tumors
October 25, 2007 CTSI Transforms Research at UCSF
October 15, 2007 Genes that Both Extend Life and Protect Against Cancer Identified
October 14, 2007 Study Reveals a Key to Blood Vessel Growth and Possible Drug Target
October 10, 2007 UCSF Launches New Phase of Brain Tumor Vaccine Trial
October 5, 2007 Berger Named to Lead Two National Neurosurgical Organizations
October 5, 2007 Families of Pediatric Cancer Patients Gather at Picnic
October 4, 2007 UCSF's Blackburn Shares Columbia University's 2007 Horwitz Prize
October 2, 2007 On-screen Smoking in Movies Linked to Young Adult Smoking Behavior
September 30, 2007 Specific Immune Cells Play an Essential Role in Tumor Growth
September 5, 2007 Presence of Gene Mutation Helps Guide Thyroid Cancer Treatment
September 5, 2007 New Breeds of Mice Shed Light on Human Cancers and Treatments
September 4, 2007 Neural Stem Cell Study Reveals Mechanism that May Play Role in Cancer

JULY-AUGUST 2007
August 21, 2007 Swim Across America Event to Raise Funds for UCSF Child Cancer Care
August 21, 2007 UCSF Scientists Aim to Use Saliva to Detect Oral Cancers
August 15, 2007 American Legacy Foundation Honors Glantz with Distinguished Professorship
August 14, 2007 Study Finds Breast Cancer Decline Linked to Decreased Hormone Use
August 14, 2007 Bursts of Waves Drive Immune System "Soldiers" Toward Invaders
August 10, 2007 Genetic Testing Helps Woman Make Informed Decisions About Health Care
August 3, 2007 Skin Cancer Scientist Sees Ray of Hope: A Conversation with James Cleaver
August 1, 2007 Two UCSF Postdocs Named to New Class of Damon Runyon Fellows
July 27, 2007 Cancer Center Names Director of Investigational Therapeutics
July 25, 2007 More Power to Population Studies in Pancreas Cancer Research
July 18, 2007 Looking for Cancer Clues in the Skeleton of Our Cells
July 6, 2007 Helping Young Survivors Manage Risks from Treatment
July 5, 2007 Cancer Center Names Garcia-Aguilar Surgeon in Chief

MAY-JUNE 2007
June 29, 2007 Changing the Face of Costello Syndrome
June 26, 2007 SFGH Cancer Patients to Perform Original Theater Piece
June 21, 2007 UCSF Receives $150 Million Pledge for Cancer Center
June 6, 2007 Boy's Wish Comes True to Help Cancer Patients Like Himself
June 5, 2007 Long-Anticipated Gene Search Technique Is Now Powerfully Real
May 30, 2007 Bequest Will Invigorate Pancreatic Cancer Research at UCSF
May 29, 2007 Benefits and Risks of New Radiotherapies in Children
May 17, 2007 UC Regents Approve Fundraising Campaign for UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay
May 16, 2007 Local Middle School Gets Structure to Protect Kids from Sun
May 15, 2007 National Cancer Institute's Chief of Metabolism to Deliver Gladstone Distinguished Lecture
May 10, 2007 UCSF Experts Cautious about Vaccine for Cervical Cancer Virus
May 9, 2007 Surgeon and Scientist Electron Kebebew Makes His Mark
May 8, 2007 Lasker Award Winner Elizabeth Blackburn Named to TIME Magazine's List of Most Influential Scientists and Thinkers
May 4, 2007 UCSF Sponsors Free Skin Cancer Screening on May 12
May 3, 2007 Six UCSF Faculty Members Named 2007 AAAS Fellows
May 1, 2007 First QB3 Scientific Director Elected to National Academy of Sciences

MARCH-APRIL 2007
April 30, 2007 Matthay Named to New Endowed Chair in Pediatric Translational Research
April 17, 2007 New Progress in Matching Cancer Patients to Drugs
April 12, 2007 UCSF Brain Tumor Vaccine Trial Shows Promising Results
April 12, 2007 Low Education Predicts Lower Quality of Life for Prostate Cancer Patients
March 29, 2007 Massage and Acupuncture Reduce Pain after Cancer Surgery
March 29, 2007 Boosting Colon Cancer Survival
March 19, 2007 Carol Channing to Star in Comedy Benefit for UCSF Patient Services
March 19, 2007 Puberty, Obesity, Environment and Breast Cancer
March 14, 2007 UCSF Fellow Honored for Cancer Prevention Research
March 12, 2007 March 12 Seminar Educates Transplant Recipients on Skin Cancer Risk
March 9, 2007 Cancer Cluster: Tracking a Killer in Nevada

JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2007
February 28, 2007 UCSF Names New Chief of Gynecologic Oncology
February 23, 2007 New Ideas, Funding Infused into Search for Blood Markers of Cancer
February 19, 2007 Antibody Signal May Redirect Inflammation to Fuel Cancer
February 16, 2007 UCSF Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Receives Infusion of Funds
February 14, 2007 Researchers Identify Strategy for Overcoming Breast Cancer Drug Resistance
February 13, 2007 Founder of Angiogenesis Research to Deliver Keynote Address
February 12, 2007 Tobacco Industry Pressure Keeps Cheap Smokes Available to Military
February 7, 2007 Personalized Vaccines to Fight Brain Cancer
January 26, 2007 UCSF Enters into Contract Negotiations with Architectural Firm for Mission Bay Hospital Complex
January 26, 2007 Insights into p53 Tumor-Suppressor Gene to Fuel Cancer Strategy
January 22, 2007 Health Disparities Expert Named Chair of Department of Radiation Oncology
January 11, 2007 Alternatives to Surgery and Radiation for Prostate Cancer
January 10, 2007 Prostate Cancer -- Who Needs Treatment?

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2006
December 21, 2006 UCSF Breast Cancer Center Chosen to Design and Test Innovative, Consumer-Centered Personal Health Record
December 11, 2006 Lung Cancer Survivors Find Reason for Hope
December 10, 2006 Cancer Immunoresistance Linked to Loss of Tumor Suppressor Gene
December 7, 2006 UCSF Scientists Honored for Pioneering Studies of Aging, Cancer, Learning and Memory
December 5, 2006 Q & A with Robert Hiatt: Are Most Lung Cancer Deaths Among Long-Term Smokers Preventable with Affordable Screening?
December 1, 2006 Papers of UCSF Nobel Laureate Harold Varmus Added to NLM Profiles in Science Website
November 30, 2006 "Cancer Prognosis Gene" Found to Control the Fate of Breast Cells
November 21, 2006 Brain Tumor Patient Education Center Opening
November 21, 2006 Management of Symptoms and Psychosocial Issues Is Crucial in Cancer Care
November 21, 2006 Quilters Share Stories Behind Their Creation
November 17, 2006 Historic Bequest Names Oncology Professorship at UCSF
November 16, 2006 Vaccine for Brain Tumors Shows Promising Results
November 15, 2006 An Accurate, Straightforward Method to Predict Prostate Cancer Risk
November 14, 2006 Elderly, Ill Men Get Unneeded Prostate Cancer Screenings
November 9, 2006 New Drugs Target Treatment-Resistant Leukemia

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2006
October 31, 2006 Cancer-Preventing Benefits of the Traditional Asian Diet
October 27, 2006 Jim Wells: Helping to Fill the Drug Discovery Pipeline
October 27, 2006 'Winning the War' on Breast Cancer
October 27, 2006 UCSF Plays Significant Role in Stem Cell Research
October 18, 2006 Dr. Donald Abrams Answers Questions about Medicinal Marijuana
October 12, 2006 Colleagues Salute Blackburn for Winning Lasker Award
October 10, 2006 Researchers Discover Tiny Gene Mutations that Cause Birth Abnormalities
October 9, 2006 Three UCSF Faculty Elected to Institute of Medicine
October 6, 2006 UCSF Mission Bay to Host Cancer Imaging Symposium on October 14
October 2, 2006 Sales of Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Ribbon Stickers to Support Friend to Friend Shop
September 29, 2006 New Nikon Imaging Center Opens at UCSF
September 28, 2006 Fueled by Major Grant, Scientists to Identify Protein Markers for Cancer
September 26, 2006 Swim Raises $100,000 for UCSF Children's Hospital Cancer Program
September 25, 2006 Smokers of Menthol Cigarettes May Have Harder Time Quitting
September 25, 2006 Regents Approve Preliminary Planning for New Hospital Complex at Mission Bay
September 20, 2006 UCSF Panel Discussion Airs Concerns, Hopes for New HPV Vaccines
September 19, 2006 Five Breast Cancer Research Projects Receive State Funding
September 18, 2006 UCSF's Elizabeth Blackburn Receives Lasker Award
September 15, 2006 Bette Midler to Perform at "Raising Hope"
September 6, 2006 UCSF Researchers Challenge Paradigm of How a "Tumor Suppressor" Works

JULY-AUGUST 2006
August 21, 2006 Swim Across America Event to Raise Funds for UCSF Child Cancer Care
August 21, 2006 Discovering How Environment Contributes to Breast Cancer
August 15, 2006 UCSF Offers Cooking Class for Cancer Prevention, Survival
August 14, 2006 Stem Cell Research Advances Cancer Knowledge
August 11, 2006 International Society of Cancer Nurses Honors UCSF Professor
August 8, 2006 Pediatric Oncologist to Swim for Children with Cancer
August 7, 2006 Common Inherited Gene Increases Risk for Certain Type of Deadly Melanoma
August 2, 2006 UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine Names New Director of Clinical Programs
July 31, 2006 Anal Cancer Patient Becomes Advocate
July 28, 2006 A Family Tree Riddled with Cancer
July 27, 2006 UCSF Researchers Fingerprint Lung Tumors, Test New Drug Candidate
July 27, 2006 Radiation Oncology Recruits Breast Expert, Among Other Improvements
July 26, 2006 UCSF Scientists Use Nanotechnology to Increase the Amount of Drug Uptake by Tumor Cells
July 25, 2006 Brain Tumor Patient Benefits from Technology
July 24, 2006 Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Nets $1 Million to SFGH
July 21, 2006 UCSF Genetics Pioneer Y.W. Kan Earns Lifetime Achievement Award
July 18, 2006 Third Graders Raise Funds to Help Cancer Patients at UCSF
July 14, 2006 Legacy Foundation Honors UCSF Tobacco Researcher
July 11, 2006 Cancer Event Focuses on Education, Inspiration, and Celebration September 9 and 10
July 10, 2006 Microscopes Yield New Insight into Life and Death of Blood Vessels
July 7, 2006 UCSF Medical Center and Children's Hospital Make U.S. News "America's Best Hospitals" List
July 3, 2006 From Toronto, UCSF's Kriegstein Comments on the State of Stem Cell Science
July 3, 2006 "Synthetic Biology" Yields Bacteria That Take Pictures and Target Tumors

MAY-JUNE 2006
June 27, 2006 UCSF Establishes Pediatric Brain Tumor Institute
June 26, 2006 After Katrina: UCSF Genetic Counselor Puts Families Back Together
June 26, 2006 Pediatric Reunion Draws Bone Marrow Transplant Survivors
June 22, 2006 McEvoy Bequest Names Diller Cancer Research Building Lobby
June 21, 2006 Employee Well-Being Program Implemented in Cancer Center
June 20, 2006 Fellow Receives Pediatrics' Grumbach Award
June 9, 2006 Smokers Test Vaccine Against Nicotine Addiction
May 22, 2006 O'Farrell's Gels Blazed New Pathways
May 15, 2006 New Compound Unusually Potent at Blocking Brain Cancer Growth
May 8, 2006 Do Breast Implants Affect Breast Cancer Risk?

MARCH-APRIL 2006
April 21, 2006 Possible Cause and Potential Treatment Found for Aggressive Head and Neck Cancer
April 20, 2006 Challenging Tobacco Industry in Latin America
April 17, 2006 Mammography Screenings for Breast Cancer Show Racial and Ethnic Disparities
April 17, 2006 Hopes High as UCSF Breaks Ground for Cancer Research Building
April 13, 2006 UCSF Researcher One of Bay Area's 10 Most Influential African Americans
April 10, 2006 UCSF Receives Funding for Training Grant from Stem Cell Institute
April 10, 2006 Art for Recovery Project Receives International Healing Arts Award
March 29, 2006 Mount Zion Rededicates Ida and Joseph Friend Cancer Resource Center
March 24, 2006 UCSF to Hold Free Skin Cancer Screening as Part of Guinness World Record Attempt May 6
March 17, 2006 UCSF Nicotine Expert Receives National Award
March 10, 2006 KQED Interviews Researcher About Discovery of Cancer-Killing Cell
March 8, 2006 Colleagues Honor Chancellor Bishop's Life in Science

JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2006
February 24, 2006 "Virus Chip" Detects New Virus in Prostate Tumors
February 8, 2006 Saw Palmetto No Better than Placebo for Enlarged Prostate
February 6, 2006 UCSF Recruits Young Scientists in Stem Cell Research
February 1, 2006 Omega-6 Fats Cause Prostate Tumors to Grow Twice as Fast
February 1, 2006 Blackburn Wins Wiley Prize
January 26, 2006 Cell's Decision-Making Circuitry Scrutinized by UCSF Research Team
January 17, 2006 Grands Fund Breast Cancer and Brain Tumor Research at UCSF

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2005
December 14, 2005 UCSF Fellow Wins Honors for Breast Cancer Research
December 13, 2005 Study Identifies Key Regulator of Bone Quality, Suggests Drug Target
December 9, 2005 Sigma Theta Tau International Names Dodd as Episteme Laureate
December 5, 2005 Research Review Finds Tobacco Scenes in Movies Boost Teen Smoking
December 1, 2005 UCSF Wins HHMI Award for Interdisciplinary Graduate Education
November 29, 2005 Study Hints at Role of Stem Cell Genes in Testicular, Breast Cancers
November 28, 2005 UCSF and GE Healthcare Announce Cancer Research Collaboration
November 4, 2005 UCSF Surgeon Develops New Spinal Surgery Technique
November 1, 2005 Lecture to Focus on "Lessons from the Prevention Wars"

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2005
October 24, 2005 Study Sheds Light on Signaling Mechanism in Stem Cells, Cancer
October 24, 2005 Six UCSF Faculty Elected to Institute of Medicine
October 14, 2005 Peterson Foundation Helps UCSF Battle Multiple Diseases
October 7, 2005 UCSF Celebration Features Talks by Scientists, Staff
October 7, 2005 Gold Nanoparticles Show Potential for Noninvasive Cancer Treatment
October 5, 2005 "Taste for the Cure" Breast Cancer Fundraiser October 15-23
October 5, 2005 Colon Cancer Survivor to Speak at Public Event on October 20
September 15, 2005 Tobacco Industry Weakened Pesticide Regulations, UCSF Study Shows
September 15, 2005 High-Vegetable Diet Linked to Protection Against Pancreatic Cancer
September 15, 2005 Commitment of $2 Million to Advance Clinical Research in Leukemia
September 15, 2005 Sence Foundation Gift Advances Brain Tumor Research
September 12, 2005 UCSF Launches Institute for Stem Cell and Tissue Biology
September 1, 2005 UCSF Team Advances Probe of Neural Stem Cell-Brain Tumor Link

JULY-AUGUST 2005
August 11, 2005 Lifestyle and Diet May Stop or Reverse Prostate Cancer Progression
August 1, 2005 Omega-6 Fatty Acids Cause Prostate Tumor Cell Growth in Culture; Potential New Drug Target Identified, As Well
July 26, 2005 Virtual Colonoscopy Reveals Diseases Outside Colon Too
July 21, 2005 Unprecedented Industry-Backed Laws Limit Public Safety, Study Shows
July 8, 2005 UCSF Medical Center & Children's Hospital Named to "Best Hospitals" List

MAY-JUNE 2005
June 27, 2005 Pioneer in Biotech Research and Drug Development Appointed to UCSF Faculty
June 16, 2005 Silenced Gene Suggests Greater Risk and a Possible Diagnostic Marker for African-Americans with Prostate Cancer
June 8, 2005 Seminars to Educate Transplant Recipients about Skin Cancer Risk
June 3, 2005 Researchers Demonstrate Use of Gold Nanoparticles for Cancer Detection
June 3, 2005 UCSF to Become Nearly Smoke Free by July 1
May 24, 2005 Study Shows Philip Morris Pursued Tobacco Regulation to Enhance Its Image

MARCH-APRIL 2005
April 19, 2005 Intergenerational Pen Pals Will Share Stories of Growth and Change June 1 at Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael
March 22, 2005 Free Oral Cancer Screening Clinic on April 15
March 22, 2005 Two UCSF Scientists Receive Top Funding Honor from Medical Institute
March 21, 2005 Regents OK Plan to Build Specialty Hospitals at Mission Bay
March 18, 2005 Can Sunlight Help Prevent Skin Cancer?
March 16, 2005 Blackburn Explains Award-winning Research
March 14, 2005 National Medal Awarded to UCSF Chancellor at White House Ceremony
March 8, 2005 California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research Opens at UCSF Mission Bay
March 7, 2005 Tobacco Industry Pays Scientists to Challenge Secondhand Smoke's Link to Infant Death Risk
March 1, 2005 Older Doctors Specializing in High Volume Screening Mammography Deliver More Accurate Results

JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2005
February 25, 2005 Community Invited to 'Raising Hope' Benefit for Cancer Center
February 17, 2005 Prostate Cancer Vaccine Is First to Increase Survival
February 15, 2005 Bishop Named Winner of National Medal of Science
February 11, 2005 Blackburn to Present Gladstone Distinguished Lecture, Mar. 7
February 2, 2005 Study Finds Brain Tumor Treatment Can Vary Greatly
January 31, 2005 Silverman Named 2005 School of Dentistry Faculty Research Award Winner
January 18, 2005 Study Reveals Tobacco Industry Continuing to Challenge Cancer-Smoking Link

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