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Asian-American women are more likely to experience delays in follow-up treatment after an abnormal mammogram compared to white women, according to new UC San Francisco research. These delays in diagnostic radiology could put Asian-American women at higher risk of later breast cancer diagnosis

​ The UCSF community is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Gerson Bakar, a real estate developer whose philanthropic vision and leadership made an enduring impact on health care, Jewish community organizations, and education throughout the Bay Area. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Bass

Download a brochure of UCSF presentations at ASCO 2017 Cancer specialists from UC San Francisco presented new findings at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the world’s largest clinical cancer research meeting. Taking place in Chicago from June 2 to 6, 2017, ASCO

Providing healthy women with information about pelvic examinations, including a professional society’s strong recommendation against them, substantially decreases the patients’ desire for the exam, according to a study led by UC San Francisco. The study will be published May 18, 2017, in the

Colon cancer patients who have a healthy body weight, exercise regularly and eat a diet high in whole grains, fruits and vegetables have a significantly lower risk of cancer recurrence or death, according to a research team led by UC San Francisco investigators. Erin Van Blarigan, ScD This finding

A test commonly used in breast cancer has been found to also identify which patients with aggressive prostate cancer will benefit from hormonal therapy, according to a study led by scientists at UC San Francisco and the University of Michigan. While hormone therapy has been used successfully to