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Mammography screenings for breast cancer show racial and ethnic disparities

Inadequate use of screening mammography may be an important reason that African-American women are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced stage breast cancer than members of other ethnic groups, according to a new study led by a University of California, San Francisco imaging specialist.

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Logo King

As the UCSF logo nears its 30th anniversary, designer Henry Wachs ponders art and the Russian Revolution.

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Are We Destined to Gain Weight?

Christian Vaisse, MD, PhD, studies weighty matters - the genetics of obesity. He has identified a mutated gene that is responsible for extreme obesity, at least in a rare and unfortunate few.

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