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Study: Tobacco Industry Tactics Influential in E-Cigarette Policy
By employing the same tactics it used to drive policymaking from the 1970s-1990s, the tobacco industry has become successful in influencing pro-industry e-cigarette laws at the state level, according to a UCSF study published in the September issue of Milbank Quarterly. E-cigarettes entered the US
San Francisco, Oakland Join Forces to Support Children with Cancer
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals are bringing together the cities of San Francisco and Oakland this week, as well as each city’s baseball team, to raise awareness of pediatric cancer and promote further research funding nationwide. On Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, the city halls of San Francisco and
Cancer Moonshot Expert Panel, Including UCSF Researchers, Delivers 10 Recommendations
Ten recommendations from a Blue Ribbon Panel of scientific experts, cancer leaders and patient advocates – including two UC San Francisco researchers – have been approved to help guide the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative. UCSF researchers Mitchel Berger, MD, and Jeffrey Bluestone, PhD, were
UCSF Investigators Reflect on Dream Team Collaborations as Stand Up to Cancer Telethon Approaches
On September 9 th, millions of people across the United States and Canada are expected to tune into the fifth biennial Stand Up to Cancer broadcast raising money for cancer research. Since 2008, SU2C has raised more than $370 million and dedicates 100% of funds raised to support collaborative
Some Breast Cancer Patients With Low Genetic Risk Could Skip Chemotherapy, Study Finds
Early-stage breast cancer patients whose tumors carry genetic markers associated with a low risk of disease recurrence may not need to undergo chemotherapy, suggests a new study that employed a test devised by a UC San Francisco researcher. In the study, reported Aug. 24, 2016, in The New England
Frequency of Breast Cancer Screening is Best Guided by Both Risk, Breast Density, Says Study
The ideal interval for breast cancer screening depends on combined assessments of each woman’s breast cancer risk and her breast density, according to a new study led by UC San Francisco and University of Wisconsin (UW) researchers. The research team, members of two nationwide breast cancer research
Clearing the Air on E-cigarettes: Q&A with Dr. Stanton Glantz
The FDA earlier this month began banning the sale of electronic nicotine devices (ENDs), also called e-cigarettes, to people younger than 18. The new rules also require a photo ID to purchase tobacco products, prohibit free samples, and selling tobacco products in vending machines. Also, all ENDs