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gynecological cancers
Using personalized medicine to target gynecological cancers
September 11, 2023
5 min read
Melissa Lechner, MD
Dr. Melissa Lechner receives grant from Doris Duke Foundation
September 8, 2023
2 min read
Mina Sedrak, MD, MS; Ya-Chen Tina Shih, PhD; and Paul Spellman, PhD
Three researchers join UCLA to propel cancer research and innovation
September 6, 2023
3 min read
David Nathanson, Benjamin Ellingson and Timothy Cloughesy
Researchers awarded $2.5 million to develop brain cancer treatment
September 5, 2023
2 min read
Prostate cancer cell
For prostate cancer, PSMA imaging helps diagnosis, staging and treatment decisions
September 5, 2023
4 min read
glioblastoma cells
Study could help explain why certain brain tumors don’t respond well to immunotherapy
September 1, 2023
5 min read
Dr. Jihane Benhammou
Dr. Jihane Benhammou receives grant from Veterans Affairs Research
August 29, 2023
2 min read
Dr. John Glaspy, accompanied by his grandson Braden, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a recent Dodgers game. (Photo by Catherine Boyer)
Dodgers have a new all-star: UCLA Health’s Dr. John Glaspy
August 28, 2023
3 min read
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