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Colorectal cancer patient Megan McNair speaks with oncologist Katherine Van Loon, MD (left), while receiving an infusion at UCSF. Photo by Noah Berger

This Center Aims to Slow Colon Cancer Epidemic in Young Adults

UCSF Health launches first program on the West Coast dedicated to treating top cause of cancer death under age 50.

Parnassus Heights campus with view of downtown San Francisco

UCSF Receives Major Gift to Advance Research and Modernization

Kathy Chiao and Ken Hao commit $100 million for major capital projects, cancer research, and innovation at UCSF — building on a recent $75 million gift to UC Davis for veterinary medicine.

How to Starve Cancer: Cut Off the Nutrients That Help Tumors Grow

Rushika Perera, PhD, tchief scientific officer of UCSF’s Pancreas Center, presented the 2026 Byers Award Lecture in Basic Science. The award supports high-risk, high-reward science that can lead to innovative discoveries.

Cancer Illustration of Petri Dish with cancer cells to demonstrate genetic mutations

Haven’t Heard of Lynch Syndrome? You’re Not Alone.

UCSF is the only site in California participating in a National Institutes of Health (NIH)–sponsored clinical trial designed to prevent cancer in people with Lynch syndrome. Lynch syndrome affects about 1 in 279 people in the U.S. and significantly increases the lifetime risk of colorectal cancer and several other cancers.