February 4, 2011
The vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV) can prevent 90 percent of genital warts in men when offered before exposure to the four HPV strains covered by the vaccine, according to a new multi-center study led by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and UCSF. The four-year, ...February 4, 2011
Those of us with many birthdays under our belts may look spry on some days and appear haggard on others, but is there any gauge for how well we really are aging within? Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD, is not ready to predict how long you will ...January 10, 2011
Cancer is a product of evolution, and understanding how cancer evolves may be a key to more successful treatment strategies. A billion years ago the world was cancer-free. That’s because Earth was home to only one-celled organisms – bacteria, for instance. Deadly tumors are a ...December 16, 2010
Brain cancers are deadly more often than not, but UCSF researchers have determined that a particular genetic signature is associated with longer survival. The discovery, reported online December 15 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, may lead to a better understanding of how ...December 13, 2010
UCSF physicians are combating a devastating side effect of chemotherapy with an innovative new program--"Hair to Stay"--to evaluate devices that could reduce scalp hair loss in breast cancer patients. One feasibility study on a scalp cooling system, the first significant inquiry of its kind in ...November 30, 2010
In a new UCSF study of more than 2 million mammogram screenings performed on nearly 700,000 women in the United States, scientists for the first time show a direct link between reduced hormone therapy and declines in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) as well as ...November 29, 2010
A UCSF research collaboration with GE Healthcare has produced the first results in humans of a new technology that promises to rapidly assess the presence and aggressiveness of prostate tumors in real time, by imaging the tumor's metabolism. This is the first time researchers have ...November 23, 2010
Attendees at the Write to Fight Cancer workshop at UCSF's Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center's Art for Recovery Program were young and old, women and men, in active treatment and in remission. But they all had a story to tell, a story of how ...November 9, 2010
Women who feel they need another good reason to quit smoking might want to consider their breast cancer risk. Those afflicted with breast cancer who smoke or who have smoked in the past are much less likely to survive the disease, according to a new ...November 9, 2010
CT scans to detect lung cancer early can save lives, according to a study of 53,456 current and former smokers ages 55 to 74. The study findings were announced by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- which funded the massive study -- on Novembers ...Copyright © 2013-2014 University of California Regents. All Rights Reserved.
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