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Simple Techniques Could Lead to Thousands of Fewer Cancers from CT Scans
An international clinical trial across 100 imaging facilities involving nearly 1 million CT (computed tomography) scans showed that radiation doses could significantly – and safely – be lowered to reduce cancer risk. The randomized, multicenter trial assessed various approaches to reduce radiation
Peter Carroll, MD, MPH Receives Whitmore Award From Society of Urologic Oncology
In 1993, Society of Urologic Oncology initiated an annual award and lectureship in honor of Dr. Willet Whitmore, who had been involved in early discussions on the formation of the Society and is considered the father of urologic oncology. Peter Carroll, MD, MPH is the recipient of the 2020
New Clinical Trial Targets Mutations Commonly Found in Lower Grade Gliomas
Within the next few months, the UCSF Brain Tumor Center will begin recruiting for a multi-center clinical trial to evaluate AG-881, a small molecule drug, for treatment of residual or recurrent IDH-mutant grade II glioma. AG-881 is a drug that inhibits the mutated forms of the isocitrate
A Dedicated Past, a Promising Future: Cancer Symposium Shines Spotlight on ZSFG Excellence
Even with more than 125 years of caring for San Francisco residents, the faculty and staff at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General (ZSFG) and UCSF find that some issues need more than time to resolve. In this case, it’s the inequities and barriers to care that the historically underserved still face
Cigarette Company Expands to Food, Beverages Using Same Race-Based Playbook to Woo Customers
A tobacco company that diversified into the food and drink business targeted black and Hispanic consumers in the same way as they had courted them as cigarette smokers, according to a study by UC San Francisco researchers. Lead author Kim H. Nguyen, ScD, together with Laura Schmidt, PhD, Stanton
UCSF Health and John Muir Health Add Cancer Services to Berkeley Outpatient Center
UCSF Health and John Muir Health have reached the first significant milestone in developing a cancer network to enhance access to cancer care for patients throughout the East Bay, with the opening of the UCSF-John Muir Health Cancer Center at 3100 San Pablo Ave., in Berkeley. The Cancer Center
Brain Tumor Surgery that Pushes Boundaries Boosts Patients Survival
Survival may more than double for adults with glioblastoma, the most common and deadly type of brain tumor, if neurosurgeons remove the surrounding tissue as aggressively as they remove the cancerous core of the tumor. This discovery, reported in a retrospective study headed by researchers at UC San