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NEWS IN BRIEF
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First cancer-research endowment established
UC Davis Cancer Center's first research endowment
was established this summer with a $1.5-million gift
from the Auburn Community Cancer Endowment Fund ...
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Toward a test for ovarian cancer
A team of UC Davis Cancer Center researchers has identified biomarkers for ovarian cancer, an advance that may lead to an early-detection test for the disease ...
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New drug extends lung cancer survival 22 percent
Adding the new molecularly targeted agent bortezomib to a standard chemotherapy regimen prolonged survival in patients with advanced non-small lung cancer, according to results of a national phase II trial led by UC Davis researchers ...
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Portal to health
An estimated four million Asian Americans have limited English proficiency, a potential barrier to effective communication with health-care providers about cancer prevention, early detection and treatment. Now there is a Web tool to ease that barrier ...
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Nigerian-born veterinarian wins award to support cancer research
After earning her veterinary degree from Nigeria's University of Ibadan, Olulanu Aina moved to California in 1994 to work at the Army Veterinary Treatment Facility in Camp Pendleton ...
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Novel compound targets leukemia and lymphoma cells
UC Davis Cancer Center researchers have developed a novel peptide that binds to the surface of leukemia and lymphoma cells with extremely affinity, specificity and stability, and demonstrates remarkable promise as a tool to help image tumors and deliver anti-cancer drugs ...
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Snacks and kids' health
School lunches and vending machines aren't the only places to look for ways to improve students' nutrition. Modest changes in the kinds of snacks offered at after-school programs can also have a significant positive impact on children's diets ...
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Planned Rocklin facility to offer outpatient cancer treatment
Catholic Healthcare West, which locally operates Mercy hospitals, and UC Davis Health System plan to break ground soon on a joint outpatient medical facility in Rocklin ...
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Cancer help in Vietnamese
Cervical cancer is five times as common among
Vietnamese American women as among white women, and Vietnamese American men have the country's highest liver cancer rate. Vietnamese Americans are also less likely than whites to get regular Pap tests, mammograms and other cancer screening tests ...
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Do women who take tamoxifen to
prevent breast cancer live longer?
New research from UC Davis and three other universities suggests that most women who take tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer do not extend their life expectancy. The study was published in the Sept. 1 issue of the American Cancer Society's journal Cancer ...
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$3.3 million for basic science research in cancer
Three investigators in the UC Davis Cancer Center Basic Science Program have received R01 grants from the National Cancer Institute. These highly competitive grants support specific projects in areas representing investigators' specific interests and competencies ...
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Joyce Raley Teel Award
Helen K. Chew, director of the Clinical Breast Cancer Program at UC Davis Cancer Center, is the 2006 recipient of the Joyce Raley Teel Award for outstanding dedication to the cause of breast cancer ...
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Honoring survivors
Cancer survivors, their family members, friends and caregivers celebrated National Cancer Survivors Day with a weeklong series of free programs and events at UC Davis Cancer Center ...
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Otto honored
Jim Otto, legendary center for the Oakland Raiders, is the recipient of the UC Davis Foundation's 2006 Charles J. Soderquist Award. The award recognizes Otto's extraordinary volunteer leadership and support of philanthropy at UC Davis ...
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