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Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a non-invasive form of breast cancer that can potentially progress to invasive cancer if left untreated. Early detection and treatment are therefore crucial. In a retrospective study of patients with DCIS who declined surgery and received endocrine therapy

Even with differing styles as mentors, the result has always been the same for Kevin Shannon, MD, and Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH. Their mentees know that better than anybody. The prestigious Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award is given annually by the UCSF Faculty Mentoring Program to recognize the

On October 8, the Body Imaging Research Group hosted the 2024 Prostate Cancer Imaging Symposium at UCSF. This event convened researchers developing and applying advanced imaging techniques to prostate cancer. Speakers included imaging scientists, informatics scientists, radiologists, nuclear

A UC San Francisco-based research registry that has already recruited more than 10,000 Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander participants has received $16 million in federal funding to double its efforts and expand research into this growing but underrepresented population of the U.S

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

Central to its mission of sustaining community partnerships and disseminating cancer information, the Office of Community Engagement (OCE) offers a quarterly lunchtime lecture series CAB2: ChatNChew sharing important cancer related information impacting diverse communities. Wed, Oct 16th 12noon-1pm

Colorectal cancer cases are rising among younger people, striking even folks without obvious risk factors. For nearly two decades, UC San Francisco Family Community Medicine Professor Micheal Potter, MD, has worked to make cancer screening easier. But getting otherwise healthy adults in for regular