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Cancer,
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Fruits, Vegetables and Teas May Protect Smokers from Lung Cance
Tobacco smokers who eat three servings of fruits and vegetables per day and drink green or black tea may be protecting themselves from lung cancer, according to a first-of-its-kind study by UCLA cancer researchers.
May 29, 2008
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3 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
High-res technology shows major differences in stem cell lines
UCLA stem cell researchers using a high-resolution technique to examine the genome of a pair of human embryonic stem cell lines have found that while both lines could form neurons, they differed in the numbers of certain genes that could control such things as individual traits and disease susceptibility.
April 2, 2008
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4 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Researchers Develop Method to Rapidly ID Optimal Drug Cocktails
UCLA researchers have developed a feedback control scheme that can search for the most effective drug combinations to treat a variety of conditions, including cancers and infections.
April 1, 2008
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5 min read
Cancer
Discovery May Result in New Test to Determine Predisposition to Cancer
Researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed an assay that may be used to help identify new genes that can predict a predisposition to cancer.
March 25, 2008
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4 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Discovery that Blood Stem Cells Originate and are Nurtured in the Placenta May Aid in Treating Leukemia
olving a long-standing biological mystery, UCLA stem cell researchers have discovered that blood stem cells, the cells that later differentiate into all the cells in the blood supply, originate and are nurtured in the placenta.
March 5, 2008
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5 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancers More Likely to Spread to Other Organs
Prostate cancers that are resistant to androgen deprivation therapy are more invasive and more likely to spread to other organs than androgen-dependent prostate cancers, UCLA cancer researchers have found.
February 19, 2008
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3 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Aggressive, Personalized Treatments Improve Kidney Cancer Survival Rates
A study of nearly 1,500 patients treated for kidney cancer at UCLA in the last 15 years shows that an aggressive, tailored treatment approach results in better survival rates and uncovered subsets of kidney cancer that behave differently and need to be treated accordingly.
January 1, 2008
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5 min read
Cancer,
News about UCLA Health,
Science & Research
Biotech Firm Launched by Jonsson Cancer Center Scientists Acquired by Pharmaceutical Company
A business success story has both UCLA and a team of enterprising UCLA scientists envisioning a brighter future for cancer research and patient care.
December 18, 2007
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4 min read
Cancer,
News about UCLA Health,
Science & Research
Grant Will Fund Research to Genetically Engineer the Immune System to Fight Melanoma
UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and at top institutions in Los Angeles received a $1.8 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to fund collaborative research to genetically engineer the human immune system so it can fight melanoma.
November 15, 2007
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4 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Researchers find way to predict lung cancer survival for women
Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a novel mechanism to predict survival in older women with early stage lung cancer.
November 1, 2007
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5 min read
Cancer,
News about UCLA Health
Scientist Receives Prestigious National Award for Her Contributions to Cancer Research
The American Cancer Society’s Distinguished Service Award was given to Dr. Patricia Ganz, director of cancer prevention and control research at UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer Center, in recognition of her major contributions and commitment in the field of cancer research.
October 25, 2007
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4 min read
Cancer,
Behavioral Health,
News about UCLA Health
Psychologist honored for work helping cancer patients cope
Anne Coscarelli, the psychologist who directs the Simms-Mann/UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology, has been honored by the Los Angeles County Psychological Association (LACPA) for her ongoing contributions in helping patients and their families cope with cancer.
October 22, 2007
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3 min read
Cancer,
Community,
News about UCLA Health
Grant Will Fund Community Efforts to Combat Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease
A Centers for Disease Control grant totaling $4.25 million over five years will allow UCLA researchers to address health disparities related to heart disease, stroke and cancer among African Americans, Latinos and Asians at the local, state and national level. The UCLA School of Public Health will provide technical assistance and training to health and social-service organizations, faith-based groups, schools, and other institutions.
October 4, 2007
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4 min read
Cancer,
Community,
News about UCLA Health
Grant from Avon Foundation to fund program to help poor, underserved patients
A $1.16 million grant from the Avon Foundation will fund a program that helps poor, underserved patients being treated for breast cancer at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center navigate their way through the complicated county health care system.
September 19, 2007
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4 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Prostate Cancer Took Her Father's Life, Now Daughter Seeks New Therapies
Isla Garraway was a researcher working toward her doctorate degree in a lab at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center when her father was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1994. He was just 61.
June 15, 2007
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3 min read
Cancer,
Healthy Lifestyle
A Healthy Prostate: Tips to Help Prevent Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men. More than 218,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year alone, and more than 27,000 will die. June is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and with Father's Day approaching, it's a great time think about the ways men can keep their prostates healthy and be proactive about cancer prevention.
June 10, 2007
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2 min read
Cancer,
Community,
Healthy Lifestyle
Exhibit Features Works Created by Cancer Patients and Survivors in Art Therapy Group
The irony isn't lost on Woodland Hills resident Karen Kaufman. It was two bouts with two different cancers in less than a year that helped her return to her first true passion - art.
May 2, 2007
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5 min read
Cancer,
News about UCLA Health,
Science & Research
Jonsson Cancer Center Receives $1 Million Gift to Establish Melanoma Fellowship
UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a $1 million gift to establish The V Foundation-Gil Nickel Fellowship in Melanoma Research. The fellowship will train a new generation of promising young scientists who will go on to conduct leading-edge melanoma research at UCLA and other top institutions nationwide.
April 25, 2007
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3 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
Common Prostate Cancer Treatments Impact on a Patient's Quality of Life
A rigorous, long-term study of quality of life in patients who underwent one of the three most common treatments for prostate cancer found that each affected men's lives in different ways. The findings provide invaluable information for men with prostate cancer who are facing vital treatment decisions.
April 23, 2007
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5 min read
Cancer,
Science & Research
UCLA Researchers Discover Novel Signaling Pathway That May Help Maintain Immune System Balance
Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center have discovered a novel anti-inflammatory cell signaling pathway that may serve as a vital Yin-Yang mechanism to maintain the delicate balance of immune response.
April 1, 2007
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2 min read