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![Dr. Shannon La Cava attends the Cancer Support Community of Los Angeles event.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3x2_016000_640x427/public/images/18/shannon-lacava-new.jpg?f=c50734f9&itok=mgxN_afh)
Dr. Shannon La Cava caps off first year as director of the Simms/Mann Center
May 23, 2024
3 min read
![A man is consoled by two other members of a support group, all sitting in a circle.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3x2_016000_640x427/public/images/46/bereavement.jpg?f=c5c8ea75&itok=3hKxivq4)
Helping loved ones through fear, loss after cancer diagnosis
May 8, 2024
4 min read
![Mammogram screening](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3x2_016000_640x427/public/images/cc/mammogram-pic.png?f=7cec1f42&itok=PfCbhboV)
Panel urges women to begin screening for breast cancer at younger age
May 8, 2024
4 min read
![The Santa Barbara Primary & Specialty Care Clinic](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3x2_016000_640x427/public/images/61/victoria270.png?f=6219f638&itok=Haftulci)
UCLA Health opens new location in Santa Barbara to meet growing needs of the community
May 6, 2024
2 min read
![Members of a support group hold hands in a circle.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3x2_016000_640x427/public/images/d2/support.jpg?f=5a48982b&itok=-Rc09-qe)
Training the next generation of psychosocial care providers
April 24, 2024
6 min read
![Danielle Siegel is a social worker with the Simms/Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3x2_016000_640x427/public/images/5f/0029ucla-daniellesiegel04172024-js.jpg?h=f680b6b0&f=4886a476&itok=fFUur7z2)
Helping patients find meaning in their cancer journey
April 19, 2024
3 min read
![The drawing of a pink boxing glove and the word "Pow" was created by Jill Bonilla, a participant in the art therapy program offered by the Simms Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3x2_016000_640x427/public/images/d5/art-therapy-cropped.jpg?f=d4edbc5a&itok=G1Mo3wHC)
Creating art during cancer treatment allows patients to express challenging emotions
March 19, 2024
5 min read
![Dr. Valentina Ogaryan was in Armenia, where she spoke about psychosocial oncology.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3x2_016000_640x427/public/images/79/ogaryan1-cropped.jpg?f=2fd659a0&itok=RiYXg2TQ)
Armenia trip is a homecoming — and a celebration of psychosocial care — for Dr. Valentina Ogaryan
March 18, 2024
4 min read
![The waiting area of a Simms Mann clinic office.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3x2_016000_640x427/public/images/98/0047ucla-torrancesimmsmann02132024-js.jpg?f=03fe97fb&itok=hwOfWO_x)
30 years of whole-person cancer care
February 28, 2024
7 min read