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Program Providing Care to Uninsured Prostate Cancer Patients Receives $9.3 Million from State
A California program that provides treatment to low-income, uninsured men with prostate cancer who have no other way to get health care has received a three-year state contract for $9.3 million that will allow for hundreds of additional patients to be treated.
March 10, 2011
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3 min read
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Playing the cancer lottery and hoping for a payoff
January 21, 2011
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8 min read
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Researchers Discover New Signaling Pathway that Controls Cell Development and Cancer
Researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a new cell signaling pathway that controls cell growth and development, a pathway that when defective helps promote the formation of several major forms of human cancer including lymphoma and leukemia.
December 23, 2010
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4 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Researchers Uncover New Biological Mechanism that Regulates Protein Stability in Cells
The cell signaling pathway known as Wnt, commonly activated in cancers, causes internal membranes within a healthy cell to imprison an enzyme that is vital in degrading proteins.
December 23, 2010
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3 min read
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Science & Research
Dr. Patricia Ganz Awarded the American Cancer Society's Medal of Honor
Dr. Patricia Ganz was awarded the American Cancer Society’s Medal of Honor today, the highest honor bestowed by the organization.
November 5, 2010
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3 min read
Cancer,
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Microfluidics-imaging platform detects cancer growth signaling in minute biopsy samples
Inappropriate growth and survival signaling, which leads to the aberrant growth of cancer cells, is a driving force behind tumors.
November 1, 2010
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4 min read
Cancer,
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Researchers Discover New Signaling Pathway that Controls Cell Development and Cancer
UCLA researchers have discovered a new cell signaling pathway that controls cell growth and development, a pathway that when defective helps promote the formation of several major forms of human cancer including lymphoma and leukemia.
September 23, 2010
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4 min read
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Researchers Discover Protein that Shuttles RNA into Cell Mitochondria
UCLA researchers have uncovered a role for an essential cell protein in shuttling RNA into the mitochondria, the energy-producing “power plant” of the cell.
August 6, 2010
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4 min read
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Science & Research
UCLA Scientists for the First Time Identify Cell of Origin for Human Prostate Cancer
UCLA scientists have identified for the first time a cell-of-origin for human prostate cancer, a discovery that could result in better predictive and diagnostics tools and the development of more effective targeted treatments for the disease.
July 29, 2010
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5 min read
Cancer,
News about UCLA Health
Entertainment, Insurance Industry Executives Join Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation Board
Insurance industry executive Tom Alper and entertainment industry executives Dana Walden and Rick Hersh have joined the board of directors for the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation.
July 27, 2010
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3 min read
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tar Wars Chemotherapy: Nanotechnology Pushes New Frontiers in Pediatric Cancer Research
May 11, 2010
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4 min read
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Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer Four Times More Likely to Develop Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Young adult survivors of childhood cancers are four times more likely to develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) than their control group siblings, a Childhood Cancer Survivors Study has found.
May 3, 2010
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4 min read
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Science & Research
Study Provides Proof in Humans of RNA Interference Using Targeted Nanoparticles
A team of researchers and clinicians from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has published the first proof that a targeted nanoparticle can navigate into tumors.
March 25, 2010
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5 min read
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Colon cancer treatment for older patients often less aggressive than recommended, study finds
New results from a major initiative on the quality of cancer care in the United States show that patients with a common type of colon cancer, especially older patients, often do not receive the aggressive treatment with chemotherapy that research shows is associated with better survival.
March 18, 2010
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6 min read
Cancer,
News about UCLA Health
Kenneth Jonsson, who helped found UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, dead at 79
Kenneth A. Jonsson, who along with his late wife, Diana, helped to found UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, died March 15 at his Pacific Palisades home.
March 16, 2010
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3 min read
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Combination of Herceptin and Tykerb Effective Against Subset of Gastric Cancers
A combination of two targeted therapies already shown to be effective in breast cancer packs an effective one-two punch against a subset of gastric cancers that have a specific genetic mutation, a study at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has found.
March 4, 2010
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4 min read
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Researchers Find Biomarkers in Saliva for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer
Physicians and scientists agree: If we cannot prevent cancer, the next best thing is to find it earlier to maximize the chances of a successful fight.
February 24, 2010
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3 min read
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UCLA Researchers Perform Complete Genomic Sequencing of Brain Cancer Cell Line
UCLA researchers have performed the first complete genomic sequencing of a brain cancer cell line, a discovery that could facilitate personalized treatments based on the unique biological signature of an individual’s cancer.
January 29, 2010
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5 min read
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Cancer Researcher Wins Prestigious Grant to Study Cancer Metabolism
Heather Christofk, a researcher with the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Institute for Molecular Medicine at UCLA, has received a prestigious grant to study how glucose metabolism is altered in cancer, a condition which leads to tumor growth.
January 20, 2010
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2 min read
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Natural Compound Blocks Hepatitis C Infection
Researchers have identified two cellular proteins that are important factors in hepatitis C virus infection, a finding that may result in the approval of new and less toxic treatments for the disease, which can lead to liver cancer and cirrhosis.
January 6, 2010
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3 min read