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Breast Cancer Riddle: Best Ways to Screen and Treat

Laura Esserman discusses breast cancer risk factors, progress in the field and the importance of tailoring treatment for women with low-risk cancer while also identifying women at high risk of invasive cancer.

A young woman with cancer sits by her living room window and gazes out contemplatively. She is wearing a headscarf and drinking a cup of tea.

How to BEST Manage Mental Health and Pain of a Long-term Diagnosis?

Manvir, a young cancer patient, worked with the UCSF Benioff Oakland Braddock Emotional Support Team (BEST) to alleviate his emotional and physical pain from his treatments. A new gift will help expand BEST behavioral and mental health services to young cancer patients and their families.

A young male patient named Manwar rings a bell at his remission celebration, along with his parents.

The Cancer Breakthrough Boom

Engineered immune cells. Supercharged scans. Drug implants. Gene manipulators. Blood biopsies. Read how these breakthroughs are transforming cancer care.

Illustration of dark, ominous cells, with a person breaking through with growing flowers.

Two UCSF Researchers Win Pew Awards for Biomedical Science

Two UCSF scientists – James Gardner, MD, PhD, and Rebeca de Pavia Fróes Rocha, PhD – have received Pew awards for their work in immunology as part of a program that supports promising early-career investigators.

James Gardner (left) and Rebeca de Paiva Fróes Rocha (right).