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From Undruggable to Unstoppable: A New Cancer Cure Target Emerges

NIH-funded discoveries by UCSF's Kevan Shokat, PhD have produced the world’s first drugs that target mutations in the KRAS gene which cause a quarter of all cancerous tumors.

SFMOMA - Art for Recovery exhibit viewed on opening night

Showcasing Art that Celebrates Creativity and Healing Amid Cancer

First of its kind display at SFMOMA by UCSF Health patients

How to Thwart Cancer: Drug the Cells It Uses to Grow and Shapeshift

UCSF Faculty and Fellows Present at 2025 AORTIC Conference

Our Global Cancer Program joined international collaborators at the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) conference in Tunisia.

Lee May UCSF Multiple Myeloma patient standing next to a fence by an open field

‘Every Time I Relapsed, There Would Be a New Course of Therapy’

He was told cancer would kill him in two to four years. Fourteen years later, he credits a series of medications and treatments funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Showcase Offers Range of Cancer Biology Research for Graduate Students

In September, our Office of Education and Training coordinated a Cancer Research Showcase for Graduate Students, designed to introduce the vibrant cancer research community at UCSF to students across PhD and MD/PhD programs who wish to pursue a degree in cancer biology.