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For Breast Cancer Patients, Never Too Late To Quit Smoking

January 27, 2016

Documenting that it’s never too late to quit smoking, a large study of breast cancer survivors has found that those who quit smoking after their diagnosis had a 33 percent lower risk of death as a result of breast cancer than those who continued to smoke.

HDFCCC Joins Nation’s Cancer Centers in Endorsement of HPV Vaccination for Cancer Prevention

January 27, 2016

In response to low national vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus (HPV), the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center has joined the other 68 NCI-designated cancer centers in issuing a statement urging for increased HPV vaccination for the prevention of cancer.

Are We Ready for a Blood Test for Cancer?

January 22, 2016

E-cigarettes, as Used, Aren’t Helping Smokers Quit, Study Shows

January 15, 2016

Electronic cigarettes are widely promoted and used to help smokers quit traditional cigarettes, but a new analysis from UC San Francisco found that adult smokers who use e-cigarettes are actually 28 percent less likely to stop smoking cigarettes.

NCCN Awards Research Grants to Five Investigators to Study Effectiveness of Enzalutamide in Various Cancers

January 13, 2016

The NCCN Oncology Research Program has awarded five research grants to investigate the effectiveness of enzalutamide in mantle cell lymphoma and endometrial, hepatocellular, and prostate cancers.

Biochemist James Wells Among 12 UC Innovators Elected to National Academy of Inventors

December 18, 2015

Thirteen University of California innovators have been elected as fellows to the prestigious National Academy of Inventors for work that is transforming semiconductor manufacturing, boosting the efficiency of biofuels and saving lives through the creation of new biomedical technologies.The newest UC members of the ...