Cancer News & Insights
Cancer updates, discoveries and announcements from the UCLA Health Newsroom
Patient & Survivor Stories
Pioneering surgical approach is a lifesaver for New Jersey resident Andre LaPierre
November 14, 2023
5 min read
Time to fly: After ovarian cancer treatment, Sherrie Thompson is ready to travel
October 2, 2023
1 min read
UCLA Health researcher, now a patient, puts trust in his colleagues to fight aggressive prostate cancer
September 1, 2023
9 min read
Radiation therapy clinical trial at UCLA Health is right approach for Oakland business owner
August 28, 2023
5 min read
Science & Research News
UCLA scientists receive $9.1 million from the NCI to improve early detection methods for cancer
December 5, 2023
3 min read
Studies help explain why some prostate cancers become resistant to hormone therapy
December 4, 2023
5 min read
Black men with advanced prostate cancer less likely to receive crucial treatment, study finds
December 1, 2023
3 min read
UCLA researchers detail how prostate cancers grow more aggressively to evade treatment
November 29, 2023
4 min read
Study reveals hidden immune defense against cancer
November 28, 2023
3 min read
Surgeon and thoracic surgical oncologist Dr. Bryan Burt named chief of thoracic surgery at UCLA Health
November 28, 2023
2 min read
Meet Nicholas Bernthal, MD, chair and executive medical director of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
November 27, 2023
6 min read
FDA approval of targeted therapy offers renewed hope for people with desmoid tumors
November 27, 2023
5 min read
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Honors & Awards
Cancer researchers awarded $4.6 million to advance liquid biopsy test for early lung cancer detection
October 13, 2023
3 min read
Researchers awarded $2.8 million to develop AI models
October 4, 2023
2 min read
Dr. Tanya Stoyanova receives Department of Defense award to find new lung cancer treatments
October 3, 2023
2 min read
Dr. Mina Sedrak receives $3.4 million grant from National Institutes of Health
September 27, 2023
2 min read
Healthy Lifestyle
How to handle your fear of cancer recurrence
September 13, 2023
3 min read
How (and why) you should perform testicular self-exams
September 13, 2023
4 min read
On a quest for more rest? Workshop offers helpful sleep strategies
September 8, 2023
4 min read
Teen athlete won’t let rare blood disorder keep him off the playing field
August 2, 2023
7 min read
Ask the Doctors
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma considered very treatable
April 19, 2023
3 min read
Cancer support groups can be helpful in battling depression
March 8, 2023
3 min read
Many cancer patients undergoing treatment have ‘chemo fog’
February 20, 2023
3 min read
Bruising and dimpling hallmarks of breast hematoma
February 6, 2023
3 min read