August 15, 2006
Beans, tofu, soy milk and brown rice have appeal for the masses, as Leslie Hendricks came to realize after the overwhelming response she received to the flyers she distributed about a cooking class. It was probably because this wasn't just any cooking class. The class ...August 14, 2006
Cancer researchers are discovering that at least some tumors arise from cancer stem cells that share characteristics with other kinds of stem cells. What are stem cells? They are cells inside us that can divide and renew themselves throughout life. Stem cells have an unrivaled ...August 11, 2006
In an honor that recognizes her significant contributions to cancer care on a national and international scale, the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (ISNCC) has announced that Marylin Dodd, RN, PhD, FAAN, is the recipient of the 2006 Robert Tiffany Lectureship. The late ...August 8, 2006
Though he admits he's not that great a swimmer, pediatric oncologist Rob Goldsby, MD, is going to take the plunge to raise money for UCSF Children's Hospital patients with cancer. On Saturday, Sept. 23, Goldsby, an assistant professor of pediatrics at UCSF, will join former ...August 7, 2006
People with red hair, light skin or freckles are more likely than others to develop the deadliest skin cancer -- malignant melanoma. A single gene greatly influences these traits. A new study now demonstrates that the same gene is especially likely to put individuals at ...August 2, 2006
The UCSF Osher Center of Integrative Medicine today announced the appointment of Donald I. Abrams, MD, professor of clinical medicine, as the center's new director of clinical programs. Abrams, a UCSF faculty member for 23 years, has been a part of the Osher Center clinical ...July 31, 2006
Sandra deQuant will never forget her 49th birthday: the following day, she was told she had anal cancer. "I was in a state of shock," remembers deQuant. "I didn't know what to expect and had never heard of anal cancer before." Although rare, anal cancer ...July 28, 2006
In the summer of 1993, when Elaine Taylor, a mother of three, was in the middle of pursuing a lifelong dream getting a college degree in English literature at the University of California, Berkeley she received some devastating news: she had advanced ovarian cancer and ...July 27, 2006
When Mack Roach III, MD, was named as interim chair of the UCSF Radiation Oncology department in January, he saw it an opportunity and a challenge. Within the first six months, the department has shown more than subtle changes. In tandem with oversight of the ...July 24, 2006
More than 2,300 participants in the July 8 and 9 Avon Walk for Breast Cancer San Francisco raised $5.4 million for the breast cancer cause. Upon completion of this year's event, the Avon Foundation announced eight grants to local organizations, including a $1 million grant ...
Dietician helps cancer patients eat their way to better health.
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