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As UCSF increasingly leads the way in precision medicine, especially for cancer, the Cancer Center’s Molecular Oncology Initiative (MOI) has become central to those efforts. Using the UCSF500 gene panel assay, the MOI’s focus is on integrating genomic findings from molecular diagnostic tests with

Once again UCSF had an impressive presence at this year's annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO) in Chicago. One of the world’s most prestigious gatherings of oncology professionals, ASCO 2018 drew more than 40,000 cancer experts focusing on groundbreaking research and

​ Scientists working on the molecular and cellular level know that big things happen in small systems. In 2007, UCSF’s Kevan Shokat, PhD, parlayed his work on kinases – enzymes that regulate cellular pathways – into a company, Intellikine, which developed small-molecule drugs to fight cancer. Four

Recognizing the tremendous public health benfit of improving national vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus (HPV), the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center has again united with each of the 69 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers in issuing a joint

San Francisco voters gave tobacco companies a resounding message on Tuesday: Retailers are forbidden to sell flavored tobacco products in the city. Measure E passed with 68 percent of the vote. Politico called this law the "toughest in the nation." UCSF's Dr. Val Yerger and Carol McGruder led the

​ A national clinical trial testing a smoking cessation intervention for young adults that was conducted entirely on Facebook has found that smokers are 2.5 times more likely to quit after three months with the Facebook-based treatment than if they were referred to an online quit-smoking program. It

In April, Laura Crocitto, MD, MHA, joined UCSF as the first Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Cancer Services. An experienced urologic oncologist and physician executive, she will work in a dyad with Laurel Bray-Hanin, Vice President and COO for Adult Cancer Services, and lead on a number