News

When brain tumors recur, survival rates go down, and patients with the most lethal tumor type often die within a year. That’s because cancerous tissue is left behind after the initial surgery, and it continues to grow, sometimes even faster than the original tumor. Now a new study, led by UC San

New drugs and therapies have become indispensable for treating an array of cancers. Unfortunately, they can also cause damage to the heart, a side effect that has led to the development of a new discipline in medicine, called cardio-oncology. Now teams from UC San Francisco and Stanford University

Although rectal cancer is a life-threatening disease, it is highly curable in its early stages. Depending on the location and state of the cancer, surgery may be required. To avoid life-altering consequences associated with traditional rectal surgery, physicians are increasingly using treatment

The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) aims to find future research leaders to bring new ideas and new scientific discoveries to prostate cancer research through its Young Investigator Awards program. Dr. Washington, an Assistant Professor in the Urology Department at UCSF, has received the 2024 PCF

Katherine Van Loon, MD, MPH, has been appointed as the next editor-in-chief of JCO Global Oncology ( JCO GO), an American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) journal. JCO GO is an online only open access journal focusing on cancer research, care and delivery in low-resource countries and settings

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