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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

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

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

Tires and degrading garbage shed tiny pieces of plastic into the air, creating a form of air pollution that UC San Francisco researchers suspect may be causing respiratory and other illnesses. A review of some 3,000 studies implicates these particles in a variety of serious health problems. These

More than 1.6 million U.S. middle and high school students reported vaping in 2023, and nearly 90% used flavored vapes. But America’s youth vaping epidemic may be no accident. UC San Francisco Professor of Medicine Pamela Ling, MD, MPH, is the Director of the UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research

Radiation is one of the most effective ways to kill a tumor. But these therapies are indiscriminate, and they can damage healthy tissues. Now, UC San Francisco scientists have developed a way to deliver radiation just to cancerous cells. The therapy combines a drug to mark the cancer cells for