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throat tumor illustration
Cancer,
Science & Research

Researchers uncover a potential genetic marker associated with better survival outcomes in patients with head and neck cancer

Researchers from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center discovered a gene usually linked to giant axonal neuropathy, a rare neurological condition, also plays a role in inhibiting aggressive tumor cell growth in head and neck cancers.
February 29, 2024   |  
3 min read
The waiting area of a Simms Mann clinic office.
Cancer

30 years and counting: Simms Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology is a national model for whole-person cancer care

When the father of Victoria Mann Simms, PhD, was diagnosed with cancer in the early 1990s, integrative care was virtually non-existent.
February 28, 2024   |  
7 min read
Pancreas
Ask the Doctors,
Cancer,
Science & Research

Researchers use AI to detect pancreatic cancer sooner

A dear friend was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. It was so advanced, he died just a month later. I recently saw a discussion on television about using AI to detect pancreatic cancer early, while it is still curable. How would that work?
February 26, 2024   |  
3 min read
An older woman sits on the floor while meditating.
Behavioral Health,
Science & Research
Samara Rahman and Zev Wainberg
Cancer,
Science & Research

Off-the-shelf vaccine offers hope for pancreatic and colorectal cancer patients with KRAS mutations

Samara Rahman, 74, enrolled in a clinical trial at UCLA Health that was evaluating an “off-the-shelf” vaccine that is given after surgery to prevent or delay the cancer from coming back in high-risk patients.
February 22, 2024   |  
5 min read
Emma Veilleux and Deborah Hong
Cancer,
Healthy Lifestyle

What you need to know about cancer and nutrition: March webinar

Simms Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology is launching a monthly education webinar - Nutrition & Cancer: What You Need to Know. This is designed to shed light on the complex topic of nutrition for cancer survivors.
February 21, 2024   |  
3 min read
A prescription bottle with PrEP pills spilling out
Behavioral Health,
Science & Research
Dr. Deborah Wong (left) with Jimmy and Julie Sanders, founders of Jimmy Swims.
Cancer

Turning a Cancer Diagnosis into Life-Affirming Giving

Friends - U Magazine Winter 2024
February 16, 2024   |  
4 min read
Dr. Dennis J. Slamon
Cancer

This revolutionary breast cancer drug has saved millions of lives in its 25-year history

UCLA Health oncologist Dr. Dennis Slamon and his team brought forward Herceptin, the first FDA-approved gene-based drug to fight cancer, back in 1988.
February 16, 2024   |  
6 min read
CAR T cell therapy
Cancer,
Science & Research

Promising target for CAR T-cell therapy leads to potent antitumor responses against cutaneous and rare melanomas

Scientists at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have built and demonstrated the potential efficacy of a new CAR T-cell-based immunotherapy specifically designed to treat patients with cutaneous and rare subtypes of melanoma.
February 16, 2024   |  
4 min read
Pancreatic cancer cells dividing
Cancer,
Science & Research

UCLA-led research results in FDA approval of 4-drug combination for frontline treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer

A four-drug chemotherapy regimen of irinotecan liposome (Onivyde) in combination with oxaliplatin, leucovorin, and fluorouracil has been approved by the FDA for the first-line treatment of metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
February 15, 2024   |  
3 min read
Trauma and dementia image
Behavioral Health,
Healthy Lifestyle

Do unresolved trauma and dementia have a link?

February 13, 2024   |  
3 min read
Sad girl looks down at her phone as a group of girls laughs at her in the background.
Behavioral Health,
Science & Research
Women’s cancer research group
Cancer,
Science & Research

Antibody drug conjugates make strides in ovarian cancer with recent FDA approval

The UCLA Health women’s cancer research team in OBGYN played a pivotal role in a clinical trial that led to the FDA granting accelerated approval of the first antibody drug conjugate for the treatment of platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.
February 12, 2024   |  
4 min read
A man looks at a sports betting website on his smartphone.
Behavioral Health

Super Bowl gambling: Does America have a problem?

February 7, 2024   |  
6 min read
A homeless encampment on the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.
Behavioral Health,
Science & Research

Study finds LA County pilot program to aid gravely disabled residents could improve housing, hospitalization rates

A UCLA Health-led evaluation of Los Angeles County’s pilot program aimed at bolstering aid to gravely disabled homeless residents found the initiative could offer a promising framework to improve housing and health outcomes and relieve overburdened psychiatric hospitals.
February 5, 2024   |  
4 min read
Dr. Tanya Stoyanova lab team photo
Cancer,
Science & Research

Protein identified as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for aggressive neuroendocrine carcinomas

Investigators have identified a protein in highly aggressive neuroendocrine carcinomas and neuroblastoma that could potentially be used as a molecular biomarker for diagnosing these cancers and predicting and monitoring responses to therapy.
January 29, 2024   |  
4 min read