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Tests to Gauge Genetic Risks for Prostate Cancer Now Are Feasible

Men with an elevated, genetically inherited risk for prostate cancer could be routinely identified with a simple blood or urine test, scientists at UC San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente Northern California have concluded, potentially paving the way to better or earlier diagnosis. The study, which

Genetic test makes individualised breast cancer treatment possible

Laura Van 't Veer, PhD (Netherlands), co-leader of the HDFCCC Breast Oncology Program, was awarded the prize for the invention of a gene-based tissue test which makes it possible to offer targeted treatment for breast cancer. It provides women in the early stage of breast cancer with a reliable

Genetic Markers Provide Better Brain Cancer Classification

HDFCCC Members Co-lead authors of the study are Annette M. Molinaro, PhD and Kyle M. Walsh, PhD; UCSF co-senior authors are Margaret R. Wrensch, PhD and John K. Wiencke, PhD. A team of scientists from UC San Francisco and Mayo Clinic has shown that using just three molecular markers will help

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals Ranked Among Nation's Premier Hospitals

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, with campuses in San Francisco and Oakland, is among the nation's premier children’s hospitals in nine pediatric specialties, according to the 2015-2016 U.S. Best Children’s Hospitals rankings conducted by the U.S. News Media Group. UCSF Benioff Children's

Ashworth Receives Award from Cancer Nonprofit

UC San Francisco’s Alan Ashworth, PhD, has received an award from a cancer nonprofit organization for his “significant contributions to research, advocacy, clinical care, education, awareness, or support of hereditary cancer.” Ashworth, president of UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer

The Resolution Revolution: Building a Better Microscope to See at the Atomic Level

One of the more famous images in biology is known as "Photo 51," an image of DNA that chemist Rosalind Franklin and Raymond Gosling created in 1952 by shooting X-rays through fibers of DNA and analyzing the patterns they left behind on film. X-ray diffraction image of the double helix structure of

Women with Dense Breasts May Not Need More Screening

As the debate continues to swirl around the medical significance of dense breasts and whether extra screening should be done, a new study led by UC San Francisco has found that women with dense breasts may need only routine mammograms unless they are at high risk. Q & A with lead author Karla