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May 27, 2022$11 million investment in cell therapy to help throat cancer patients heal
Throat cancer survivors received new hope for recovery from devastating side effects of radiation after the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine approved investing more than $11 million to fund a clinical trial testing a new cell therapy.
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May 26, 2022New pediatric patient and family navigator on the job
Thanks to the generosity of donors, children with cancer and their families at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center now have a navigator to connect them with community resources that make the cancer journey a little less difficult.
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May 25, 2022Internationally renowned cancer researcher joins cancer center’s leadership team
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has a new chief science officer and associate director for basic science. Xiao-Jing Wang comes from the University of Colorado Anshutz Medical Campus where she focused on skin as well as head and neck cancers.
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May 19, 2022National Cancer Survivors Day is June 3
Cancer survivors and their caretakers are invited to celebrate National Cancer Survivors Day at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center on June 3. Enjoy food and refreshments along with informational booths and live music between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
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May 18, 2022Study shows 1 in 5 former smokers may be overlooked for cessation counseling
A new UC Davis study shows that the way most health care providers currently ask people about their tobacco use is likely misclassifying 1 in 5 former smokers eligible for lung cancer screening. As a result, they are not getting the cessation counseling they need.
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May 17, 2022UC Davis Health performs first robotic-assisted bronchoscopy procedure
UC Davis Health physicians have performed the first single anesthesia diagnosis to treatment of lung cancer utilizing a fully robotic approach in the UC Health System. The procedure allows physicians to diagnose and remove lung cancer mass during a single surgery.
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May 13, 2022Cancer center helps host special session on tobacco control with renowned expert
Tobacco expert Michael Fiore will be on the UC Davis Health campus to speak at a forum on next steps to address the public health threat created by tobacco addiction. The luncheon event on May 18, 2022, is free and offered virtually as well.
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May 11, 2022Young and facing melanoma a second time
A young Sacramento woman facing melanoma for a second time turns to UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center oncologists to mount a formidable defense to stop her cancer. Her treatment included leading edge surgery combined with the latest immunotherapy.
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May 11, 2022Discovery of cell protein that keeps Kaposi’s sarcoma herpesvirus dormant
A study led by UC Davis Cancer Center identified a binding protein in cancer cell’s nucleus, known as CHD4, as a critical agent keeping Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) dormant and undetected by the body’s immune system. CHD4 is linked to cancer cell growth in many types of cancers.
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May 05, 2022Community health educators help Latinas access breast cancer prevention and treatment
Through its new program Tu Historia Cuenta, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is improving the survival odds of Latinas by seeking them out in the community and connecting them to resources to prevent, screen or treat breast cancer.
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April 27, 2022Can medical records help teams of doctors treat patients better?
Doctors already rely on a patient’s medical history to prescribe the right treatments and medications, but Kwan-Liu Ma, UC Davis computer science distinguished professor, and Shin-Ping Tu, the chief of general internal medicine, geriatrics and bioethics and UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center specialist, think they can also use it to improve how the entire medical system works together.
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April 22, 2022Cancer center launches Center for Advancing Cancer Health Equity
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has launched the Center for Advancing Cancer Health Equity. The new center will work to improve health outcomes in underserved populations and help shape cancer-related policy decisions at the county, state, and national levels.
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April 22, 2022UC Davis Health gives patient a second chance at life — twice
Bassem Mansour has received life-saving care from UC Davis Health twice in his life. To show their appreciation, his family has started a fund to raise money for the Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Program to support pediatric patients.
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April 22, 2022American Cancer Society Relay for Life coming to Russell Field
The American Cancer Society at UC Davis student organization is holding an overnight cancer fundraiser April 30-May 1 at Russell Field. Relay For Life celebrates cancer survivors and their caregivers as well as honors those lost to the disease. Money raised from the event goes to cancer research, support for cancer patients, and access to lifesaving screenings.
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April 19, 2022Cancer burden facing Asian Americans partly caused by racism
Racism facing Asian Americans is compounding existing cancer inequities. They are the first U.S. population group to experience cancer as the leading cause of death. A commentary in the Journal of the American Cancer Institute outlines the factors contributing to this.
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April 14, 2022PurpleStride Sacramento returns, in-person, on April 30
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is looking for colleagues as well as friends and family to join its PurpleStride team to help raise money and awareness for pancreatic cancer, which is the third most deadly cancer in the U.S.
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April 12, 2022Vet student hopes to find cures to human and animal cancers after winning prestigious scholarship
A UC Davis veterinary science student plans to continue her comparative oncology research, finding cancer cures in both humans and dogs, after winning a prestigious award that provides a scholarship for additional research experience.
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April 07, 2022Annual Spotlight on Early Career Investigators to be held April 28, 2022
Register now for the Spotlight on Early Career Investigators: A Cancer Research Mini-Symposium, which will be held in the cancer center’s Goodnight Auditorium on April 28, 2022. Faculty are strongly encouraged to attend the annual symposium that highlights cancer-related research.
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March 30, 2022On-site Cancer Care Network staff increase diversity in clinical trials
Rural hospitals affiliated with UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center through the Cancer Care Network will have UC Davis staff on site to increase diversity in cancer clinical trials. This will also give patients living in remote areas access to the latest research and treatments.
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March 25, 2022Half of all women experience false positive mammograms after 10 years of annual screening
Half of all women experience a false positive mammogram after 10 years of annual breast cancer screening with 3D mammography, a UC Davis-led study estimates. This risk was lower for women who had mammograms every other year. 3D screening showed slightly lower false positive results than standard mammography.
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