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Cancer,
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Medicine is in His DNA: A Conversation with Dennis Slamon
Plenty of children are afraid to go to the doctor. Dennis Slamon used to look forward to it.
June 3, 2011
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9 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Cancer Researcher Receives the American College of Radiology's Gold Medal
Dr. Lawrence W. Bassett has been chosen to receive the Gold Medal by the American College of Radiology (ACR), the organization’s highest honor given for distinguished and extraordinary service in the field of radiology.
May 13, 2011
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3 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Scientists Discover New Way to Wake up Immune System Using Nanoparticle Vaults to Deliver Drugs
UCLA scientists have discovered a way to wake up the immune system to fight cancer by delivering an immune system-stimulating protein in a nanoscale container called a vault directly into lung cancer tumors, harnessing the body’s natural defenses to fight disease growth.
May 3, 2011
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6 min read
Cancer,
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UCLA's cancer 'roadmap' could help combat resistance to targeted drug therapies
New drugs that specifically target the mutated genes responsible for cancer growth have shown great success in extending the lives of patients, with far fewer side effects than conventional anti-cancer therapies.
March 24, 2011
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5 min read
Cancer,
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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
Cancer,
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Playing the cancer lottery and hoping for a payoff
January 21, 2011
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8 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
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
Cancer,
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,
Science & Research
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,
Science & Research
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
News about UCLA Health,
Science & Research
UCLA conference to address technology's impact on successful aging Oct. 29
While aging impacts everyday living in many ways, the latest technologies in the medical, consumer and lifestyle fields have the potential to help older adults live better for longer.
September 17, 2010
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6 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
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
Cancer,
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
Cancer,
Science & Research
tar Wars Chemotherapy: Nanotechnology Pushes New Frontiers in Pediatric Cancer Research
May 11, 2010
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4 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
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
Cancer,
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
Cancer,
Science & Research
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