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Seven Research Projects Funded through Cancer Health Outcomes SPORE
Seven cancer research investigators have been awarded grants this fall through the UCSF Cancer Health Outcomes Specialized Program in Research Excellence (SPORE). This new $12 million SPORE supports three translational research projects that study the biological mechanisms and external factors
Improving Management and Treatment of Thyroid Cancer
Differentiated thyroid cancer is the most frequently diagnosed thyroid cancer in the U.S. Recently, the American Thyroid Association (ATA) released new practice guidelines for Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) to provide clinicians, patients, and researchers with a comprehensive and objective set
From Undruggable to Unstoppable: A New Cancer Cure Target Emerges
Roughly a quarter of all cancerous tumors are caused by mutations in the KRAS gene, which fosters cell growth. For more than three decades, scientists believed these mutations were impervious to treatment. Today, National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded discoveries by UC San Francisco Professor of
How to Thwart Cancer: Drug the Cells It Uses to Grow and Shapeshift
Senescent fibroblasts are aging cells in connective tissue that no longer divide and protect against tumor development. Yet, these same cells can promote cancer growth in a laboratory setting. Until now, it was not clear whether the cells promote cancer inside the body. Now we know they do, and how
UCSF Urology Clinicians Present Research Findings at SurgeWest 2025
Development of a novel RNA biomarker for prostate cancer detection using seminal fluid and mismatched opioid prescriptions following urologic surgery are among the topics being presented by UCSF clinicians and researchers at the Western Section of the American Urological Association’s SurgeWest 2025
‘Every Time I Relapsed, There Would Be a New Course of Therapy’
Lee May’s friends tried to assure him he’d only broken a rib on their marathon bicycle ride. But May, saddled with bone pain and fatigue, was certain it was more. He underwent testing at UCSF Health, including a bone marrow biopsy, then left on a long-planned vacation to Venice. “I knew it was going
Showcasing Art that Celebrates Creativity and Healing Amid Cancer
They aren’t professional artists, and to have their work featured by a major metropolitan museum seemed unfathomable. They’d been diagnosed with a gamut of cancers including brain cancer, breast cancer, multiple myeloma, colon, ovarian cancer. Some were diagnosed many years ago, others as recently