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Long-term study confirms success of method for detecting spread of deadly skin cancer
Research at UCLA on a technique for detecting the earliest spread of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, has confirmed that the procedure significantly prolongs patients' survival rates compared with traditional "watch and wait" techniques.
February 28, 2014
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5 min read
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UCLA study finds robotic-assisted prostate surgery offers better cancer control
An observational study from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that prostate cancer patients who undergo robotic-assisted prostate surgery have fewer instances of cancer cells at the edge of their surgical specimen and less need for additional cancer treatments like hormone or radiation therapy than patients who have traditional "open" surgery.
February 28, 2014
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3 min read
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Experimental treatment developed at UCLA eradicates acute leukemia in mice
A diverse team of scientists from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has developed an experimental treatment that eradicates an acute type of leukemia in mice without any detectable toxic side effects.
February 26, 2014
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3 min read
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Long-term Research Confirms Game-Changing Method for Detecting Spread of Deadly Skin Cancer
Long-term research initiated at UCLA on techniques used for detecting the earliest spread of melanoma (the deadliest form of skin cancer) has confirmed that these new methods can significantly prolong patients’ disease-free survival over traditional techniques.
February 13, 2014
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4 min read
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UCLA Researcher Receives Prestigious CIRM Biology Award
Dr. Lili Yang received a Basic Biology V grant totaling approximately $641,400 from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state stem cell agency, recognizing her leading-edge, innovative research.
January 31, 2014
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3 min read
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Minorities and poor have more advanced thyroid cancers when diagnosed, UCLA study shows
UCLA researchers have found that minority patients and those of lower socioeconomic status are far more likely to have advanced thyroid cancer when they are diagnosed with the disease than white patients and those in higher economic brackets.
January 9, 2014
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3 min read
Cancer,
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Adult stem cells found to suppress cancer while dormant
Researchers at UCLA's Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research have discovered a mechanism by which certain adult stem cells suppress their ability to initiate skin cancer during their dormant phase - an understanding that could be exploited for better cancer-prevention strategies.
December 20, 2013
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2 min read
Cancer,
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UCLA Scientists Taking Stem Cell Research to Cancer Patients
UCLA scientists are bringing stem cell science directly to cancer patients with an exciting new clinical trial scheduled to begin in early 2014.
December 20, 2013
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3 min read
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UCLA researcher highlights advances in nanotechnology's fight against cancer
As cancer maintains its standing as the second leading cause of death in the U.S., researchers have continued their quest for safer and more effective treatments.
December 18, 2013
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4 min read
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Danger in disguise: UCLA researchers find brain cancer cells can 'hide' from drugs
Researchers from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a biological mechanism that makes brain tumor cells drug resistant by allowing them to escape from the drugs designed to target them.
December 10, 2013
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3 min read
Cancer
Barbara's Story - cancer of the ureters and kidneys
December 5, 2013
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3 min read
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Prostate cancer stem cells are a moving target, UCLA researchers say
UCLA researchers have discovered how prostate cancer stem cells evolve as the disease progresses, a finding that could help point the way to more highly targeted therapies.
December 3, 2013
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3 min read
Cancer,
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HIV plus HPV leads to increased anal cancer risk in men
Human papillomavirus, or HPV, which can cause cervical cancer in women, is also known to cause anal cancer in both women and men. Now, a study led by researchers at the UCLA School of Nursing has found that older HIV-positive men who have sex with men are at higher risk of becoming infected with the HPVs that most often cause anal cancer.
December 2, 2013
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3 min read
Cancer,
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UCLA research could enhance treatments for drug-resistant melanoma
A team of researchers from UCLA and Harvard University have demonstrated a technique that, by measuring the physical properties of individual cells in body fluids, can diagnose cancer with a high degree of accuracy.
November 21, 2013
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4 min read
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UCLA researchers' new technique improves accuracy, ease of cancer diagnosis
A transition to invasive malignant cells in a tumor is associated with the cell's increased ability to stretch, which may allow for invasion through tight tissue junctions.
November 21, 2013
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4 min read
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You are what you eat: Low-fat diet changes prostate cancer tissue
Men with prostate cancer who ate a low-fat diet and took fish oil supplements had lower levels of pro-inflammatory substances in their blood and a lower cell cycle progression score - a measure used to predict cancer recurrence - than men who ate a typical Western diet, UCLA researchers found.
November 18, 2013
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4 min read
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Nanotech researchers' two-step method shows promise in fighting pancreatic cancer
Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a new technique for fighting deadly and hard-to-treat pancreatic cancer that uses two different types of nanoparticles, the first type clearing a path into tumor cells for the second, which delivers chemotherapy drugs.
November 14, 2013
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3 min read
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UCLA researchers identify unique protein key to the development of blood stem cells
Led by Dr. Hanna Mikkola, UCLA scientists have discovered a unique protein that is integral to the self-renewal of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) during human development.
November 13, 2013
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3 min read
Cancer,
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New cancer drugs much more effective against endometrial tumors when estrogen is low
Modulating the hormonal environment in which endometrial cancers grow could make tumors significantly more sensitive to a new class of drugs known as PARP inhibitors, UCLA researchers have shown for the first time.
November 12, 2013
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5 min read
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Experimental drug shows encouraging results in treating most common form of lung cancer
An experimental cancer drug that has shown promise in the treatment of melanoma has also shown early potential as an effective treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death among men and women worldwide.
October 31, 2013
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3 min read