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In 2008, UCSF patients and volunteers, many of them breast cancer survivors, created an event to raise money and build awareness for UCSF’s breast cancer program—Give Breast Cancer the Boot. The 2014 event engaged over 250 patients and community friends and raised over $610,000! The largest portion

An international team of scientists led by UC San Francisco researchers has mapped out the genetic trajectories taken by melanoma as it evolves from early skin lesions, known as precursors, to malignant skin cancer, which can be lethal when it invades other tissues in the body. By tracing the

UC San Francisco awarded the UCSF Medal – the university’s highest honor – to three visionary leaders who have advanced health research and care with their contributions. Philanthropist and longtime UCSF champion Helen Diller, Kathleen Dracup, RN, PhD, dean emerita and professor in the UCSF School

A single letter change in a gene’s DNA can spell many health outcomes. Such changes – the basis for much of modern medicine – help us know cancer risks, identify fetal disease or study health. The idea that DNA mutations cause disease is common knowledge today – largely thanks to one study published

Five UC San Francisco faculty members are among the 70 new members elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), formerly known as the Institute of Medicine (IOM). The 70 new regular members and 10 international members were announced at the institute's 45th annual meeting on Monday. The

Dreamforce 2015 Keynote with Laura Esserman Laura Esserman, MD, MBA, one of the nation’s leading experts in breast cancer research and treatment, discusses how she uses the Salesforce platform to bring precision medicine to breast cancer research. The video below begins at 7:30. Translating a

A coalition of leukemia researchers led by scientists from UC San Francisco has discovered surprising genetic diversity in juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML), a rare but aggressive childhood blood cancer. Using comprehensive genomic sequencing, the team identified new gene mutations and