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Cancer,
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UCLA Dentistry discovers cellular signals between pancreatic cancer tumors and saliva
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer.
October 8, 2013
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3 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
UCLA study finds link between high-fat, high-calorie diet and pancreas cancer
Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have found that mice made obese by high-calorie, high-fat diets develop abnormally high numbers of lesions known to be precursors to pancreas cancer.
October 1, 2013
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3 min read
Cancer,
News about UCLA Health,
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JCCC Member Named UCLA Chief Medical Officer for Clinical Research
Dr. Arash Naeim has been appointed UCLA Chief Medical Officer for Clinical Research.
September 19, 2013
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2 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
New system uses nanodiamonds to deliver chemotherapy drugs directly to brain tumors
Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed an innovative drug-delivery system
September 11, 2013
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4 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
A system in crisis: Cancer care in America needs an overhaul, national report says
Cancer care in the United States is a system in crisis, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine that says urgent changes are needed to boost the quality of care and improve outcomes for people diagnosed with the disease.
September 10, 2013
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2 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Swallowing exercises preserve function in head and neck cancer patients receiving radiation
A study at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that head and neck cancer patients receiving radiation as part of their treatment were less likely to need a feeding tube or suffer unwanted side effects.
September 4, 2013
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3 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Four UCLA stem cell researchers receive CIRM Early Translational grants
Four researchers from UCLA's Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research have received Early Translational Research Awards totaling approximately $13 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the state's stem cell agency.
August 30, 2013
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5 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
UCLA Stem Cell Researcher Wins Prestigious McCulloch and Till Award
Dr. Hanna Mikkola has been named the 2013 recipient of the McCulloch and Till Award by the Society for Hematology and Stem Cells (ISEH) in honor of her efforts.
August 28, 2013
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3 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Eating right, exercise may help prostate cancer patients reduce risk of aggressive tumors
Lenora Arab Researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have shown for the first time that men with prostate cancer who closely adhere to World Cancer Research Fund lifestyle recommendations have a significantly reduced risk of highly aggressive prostate tumors.
August 14, 2013
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3 min read
Cancer,
Healthy Lifestyle,
Science & Research
Chronicling cancer experience online can reduce depressive symptoms in breast cancer patients
Adults increasingly are conveying their personal experiences with serious disease online, but do such chronicles help the authors or their audience?
August 13, 2013
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4 min read
Cancer,
News about UCLA Health,
Science & Research
UCLA prostate cancer research program receives $11.6 million federal grant
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the department of urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have been notified that their standing as a National Cancer Institute Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) site in prostate cancer has been renewed for another five years.
August 6, 2013
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5 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
New Treatment Strategy for Breast Cancer Spread to Brain
Successfully combining cellular therapy and gene therapy in a mouse model system, researchers have developed a viable treatment strategy for breast cancer that has metastasized, or spread, to the patient’s brain.
August 6, 2013
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3 min read
Cancer,
Healthy Lifestyle,
Science & Research
Eating Right, Exercise May Help Prostate Cancer Patients
Researchers have published the first study on aggressive prostate cancer and the adherence to eight World Cancer Research Fund lifestyle recommendations, with results showing a significantly decreased risk of the cancer associated with adherence to the recommendations.
July 31, 2013
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3 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
UCLA Researchers Find Link Between Intestinal Bacteria and White Blood Cell Cancer
UCLA researchers have discovered that specific types of bacteria that live in the gut are major contributors to lymphoma, a cancer of the white blood cells that are part of the human immune system.
July 29, 2013
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3 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
UCLA Researchers Monitor T cell Function to Improve Melanoma Treatment
May 30, 2013
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3 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
UCLA Cancer Researcher Receives Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Research
Dr. Roger Lo has received the 33rd Annual American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Research.
May 24, 2013
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3 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Method makes it easier to separate useful stem cells from 'problem' ones for therapies
Pluripotent stem cells can turn, or differentiate, into any cell type in the body, such as nerve, muscle or bone, but inevitably some of these stem cells fail to differentiate and end up mixed in with their newly differentiated daughter cells.
April 22, 2013
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4 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Breast cancer drug receives 'breakthrough therapy' designation from FDA
An experimental drug being investigated for the treatment of advanced breast cancer by researchers from the Revlon/UCLA Women's Cancer Research Program at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center this week received "breakthrough therapy" designation from the U.S.
April 12, 2013
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4 min read
Science & Research
Research suggests popular diabetes drugs can cause abnormal pancreatic growth in humans
Individuals who had taken a type of drug commonly used to treat Type 2 diabetes showed abnormalities in the pancreas, including cell proliferation, that may be associated with an increased risk of neuroendocrine tumors, according to a new study by researchers from UCLA and the University of Florida.
March 26, 2013
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5 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Combination therapy with experimental drug improves outlook for breast cancer patients
A combination therapy using an experimental new drug shows significant promise for women with a common type of breast cancer in which estrogen causes their tumors to grow, researchers with the Revlon/UCLA Women's Cancer Research Program at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center report.
December 5, 2012
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4 min read