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UC San Francisco’s Alan Ashworth, PhD, has received an award from a cancer nonprofit organization for his “significant contributions to research, advocacy, clinical care, education, awareness, or support of hereditary cancer.” Ashworth, president of UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer

One of the more famous images in biology is known as "Photo 51," an image of DNA that chemist Rosalind Franklin and Raymond Gosling created in 1952 by shooting X-rays through fibers of DNA and analyzing the patterns they left behind on film. X-ray diffraction image of the double helix structure of

As the debate continues to swirl around the medical significance of dense breasts and whether extra screening should be done, a new study led by UC San Francisco has found that women with dense breasts may need only routine mammograms unless they are at high risk. Q & A with lead author Karla

A team led by UCSF researchers has discovered how a commonly administered vaccine protects against acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common type of childhood cancer. The Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib) vaccine not only prevents ear infections and meningitis caused by the Hib bacterium

In concept, it’s simple: Figure out how the cancer works, develop treatments that target the problem areas and cure the disease. In practice, of course, those working in the field know there is nothing simple about this lethal, at times heartbreaking contest of whack-a-mole. Tracking types, sub

An online smoking cessation program that offered personalized guidance and support free of charge to smokers worldwide prompted thousands to quit, and should be used as a blueprint for other global health initiatives, according to one of its founders. Ricardo F. Muñoz, PhD, professor emeritus of

VIDEO: Interview with Dr. Allan Balmain. Dr. Allan Balmain, an internationally known expert in cancer genetics, has been elected a Fellow of The Royal Society, the oldest continuously operating scientific society in the world. Balmain, the Barbara Bass Bakar Distinguished Professor in Cancer