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Q&A: Breast Imaging Researcher Natsuko Onishi Yamashita, MD, PhD
In honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, February 11, we express our gratitude for the remarkable women who drive excellence and innovation in the UCSF Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging. Today, we spotlight Natsuko Onishi Yamashita, MD, PhD, of the Breast Imaging
Mission Bay Hospitals Celebrate 10 Years of Impact and Care
Adecade ago, 131 patients became the first to set foot in the new $1.5 billion, state-of-the-art UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay. Welcomed by balloons, party horns and smiling UCSF Health staff and clinicians, the arrival of both adults and children at the hospitals’ opening marked a new chapter
Can Scientists Throw a Wrench into Cancer’s Growth Gears?
For decades, scientists have tried to stop cancer by disabling the mutated proteins that are found in tumors. But many cancers overcome this and continue to grow. Now, UCSF scientists think they have figured out how to throw a wrench into the fabrication of a key protein, MYC, that drives the growth
How Hungry Fat Cells Could Someday Starve Cancer to Death
Liposuction and plastic surgery aren’t often mentioned in the same breath as cancer. But they are the inspiration for a new approach to treating cancer that uses engineered fat cells to deprive tumors of nutrition. Researchers at UC San Francisco used the gene editing technology CRISPR to turn
Alarming Rise in Rates of Advanced Prostate Cancer in California
The incidence of advanced prostate cancer in California rose markedly in the decade since doctors stopped routinely screening all men for the disease, according to a new study by UC San Francisco. After declining for many years, the death rate from the disease also plateaued in most regions across
A Legacy of Compassion and Impact
The UCSF and global oncology communities mourn the death of Felix Y. Feng, MD, a nationally renowned radiation oncologist and a leading figure in genitourinary cancer research. A professor of Radiation Oncology, Urology and Medicine, and Vice Chair of translational research at the UCSF Helen Diller
Genes That Grow a Healthy Brain Could Fuel Adult Glioblastoma
UCSF scientists have discovered a new type of stem cell that helps young brains grow but is also capable of forming the cells found in tumors. The breakthrough could explain how adult brain cells take advantage of developmental processes to instigate the explosive growth seen in deadly brain cancers