Crunching Numbers to Combat Cancer
UCSF has received a National Cancer Institute grant of $5 million over the next five years to lead a massive effort to integrate the data from all experimental models across all types of cancer.
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Childhood Cancer Research at UCSF to Transcend Tissue Types With Innovative Grant
Researchers at UCSF are leading a five-year, $10 million research project dedicated to pediatric cancer, funded by the first grant of its kind to focus on a molecular pathway that underlies many cancers.
Rare Melanoma Carries Unprecedented Burden of Mutations
A rare, deadly form of skin cancer known as desmoplasmic melanoma may possess the highest burden of gene mutations of any cancer, suggesting that immunotherapy may be a promising approach for treatment, according to an international team led by UCSF scientists.
Genetic Makeup May Make Radiation Riskier for Pediatric Cancer Patients
Genetic vulnerabilities associated with childhood cancers may make children undergoing radiation therapy more susceptible than adults to secondary cancers, according to novel insights from researchers at UCSF.
Drug for Fungal Infections in Lung Transplant Recipients Increases Risk for Skin Cancer, Even Death
Voriconazole, a prescription drug commonly used to treat fungal infections in lung transplant recipients, significantly increases the risk for skin cancer and even death, according to a new study by UCSF researchers.
DNA-Guided 3-D Printing of Human Tissue is Unveiled
A UCSF-led team has developed a technique to build tiny models of human tissues, called organoids, more precisely than ever before using a process that turns human cells into a biological equivalent of LEGO bricks.
Mammary Gland Is Shaped by Adaptive Immune System During Development
UCSF researchers have discovered that the adaptive immune system plays an active role in guiding the normal development of mammary glands, the only organs that develop predominantly after birth, beginning at puberty.
Survivors of Childhood Cancer Have High-Risk of Recurrent Stroke
A new study from the UCSF Pediatric Brain Center shows that childhood cancer survivors suffering one stroke have double the risk of suffering a second stroke, when compared with non-cancer stroke survivors.
Tool Boosts Accuracy in Assessing Breast Cancer Risk
A national risk model that gauges a woman’s chance of developing breast cancer has been refined to give a more accurate assessment.
Common Class of ‘Channel Blocking’ Drugs May Find a Role in Cancer Therapy
Ion channel blockers, commonly used to treat cardiac, neurological and psychiatric disorders, might prove useful in cancer therapy, according to research findings in fruit flies and mice by UCSF scientists.
HEAL Initiative Aims to Address Global Shortage of Health Care Workers
The HEAL Initiative, aims to trains professionals as a response to worldwide shortage in health care workforce, recently welcomed its inaugural class of fellows to UCSF for a three-week boot camp.
Minority Training Program Aims to Eliminate Cancer Disparities
UCSF has one of the nation's longest-running programs to encourage master’s level public health minority students to continue on to doctoral degrees and cancer disparities research careers.
For Prostate Cancer Patients, Risk-Specific Therapies Now More the Norm
After decades of overtreatment for low-risk prostate cancer and inadequate management of its more aggressive forms, patients are now more likely to receive medical care matched to level of risk, according to a UCSF study.
UCSF Medical Center Ranked 8th Best Hospital in the Nation
UCSF Medical Center is one of the nation’s premier hospitals for the 14th consecutive year, ranking as the eighth best hospital in the country in the 2015-2016 Best Hospitals survey from U.S. News & World Report.
Diane Sklar, MD ’79: Providing care around the globe
Diana Sklar, MD ’79, has completed more than 20 medical missions to far-off destinations during her 30-year career.