The isolation of the BRCA1 gene 30 years ago ushered in the era of genetic testing for breast and other cancers, launched a long-lasting patent battle and eventually led to a tailored cancer therapy.
Men could benefit from fewer unnecessary treatments and reduced anxiety if their doctors stopped calling certain changes in the prostate “cancer,” according to prominent UC San Francisco prostate cancer expert Matthew Cooperberg, MD, MPH.
Kevin Shannon, MD, received the UCSF Faculty Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award for his career-long efforts to nurture the next generation of scientists.
UC San Francisco reached into the cosmos at a special gathering with top research and clinical scientists from NASA to explore opportunities to jointly benefit patients on Earth with cancer and other diseases.
Researchers to use $16 million federal grant to increase Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations’ participation in health research.
Collaborators at UCSF, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Muhimbili University in Tanzania published a paper in Lancet Oncology describing a new biopsy technique that can not only help women get diagnosed with breast cancer faster, but can also result in more precise breast cancer treatment.
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals have tied as the best hospitals in Northern California in the 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals list. This is the ninth straight year that the hospitals together have been ranked in all categories assessed in the annual survey, reflecting the exceptional quality of care the hospitals provide.
I-SPY 2.2 study finds early breast cancer patients may benefit from pre-surgery combination of antibody drug conjugate Dato-DXd and checkpoint inhibitor durvalumab.
Prostate cancer screenings among Black men have tripled at some SF health providers as part of this UCSF-City of San Francisco project that’s paving the way for state-wide changes.
