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November 30, 2022Cancer center appoints new associate director for Office of Community Outreach and Engagement
Laura Fejerman named new associate director for cancer center’s Office of Community Outreach and Engagement as Moon Chen heads new cancer screening program.
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November 17, 2022Quit Tobacco Program helps patients kick the habit with classes, support and counseling
The American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout – a day to challenge smokers to give up cigarettes for 24 hours – marks its 45th anniversary today. UC Davis has a Quit Tobacco Program to help patients and staff with group or individual counseling.
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November 15, 2022
Sacramento woman celebrates 100th clinical trial dose, cancer-free
A Sacramento woman celebrates the 100th dose of a clinical trial therapy that has left her cancer free. The Phase II clinical trial at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center combines two immunotherapy drugs that lower toxicity and lengthen remission.
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November 07, 2022UC Davis gets $15 million to develop and assess AI for breast cancer detection, risk model
A team led by Diana Miglioretti, chief of biostatistics at UC Davis, won a $15 million NCI grant to develop models and use artificial intelligence to make breast cancer screening and surveillance more accurate and equitable.
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November 04, 2022National Radiologic Technology Week runs Nov. 6 – 12
The annual celebration recognizes the important work of UC Davis medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals.
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November 02, 2022November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is marking Lung Cancer Awareness Month by encouraging screenings, especially for Black smokers and former smokers, who are 18% less likely to be diagnosed early as compared to white smokers or former smokers.
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October 21, 2022Study finds earlier mammograms for women with family history of breast cancer may not be needed
A UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher helped lead a new study that may prompt medical experts to rethink when to start mammograms for women who have a mother, sister or daughter diagnosed with breast cancer.
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October 14, 202228th Annual Cancer Research Symposium draws big crowd
Students, faculty, and researchers attended the 28th Annual Cancer Research Symposium spotlighting life-saving science underway at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center. Investigators competed in poster presentation sessions detailing innovative cancer research, with the top three teams winning prize money.
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October 07, 2022New Center for Experimental Therapeutics in Cancer advances promising treatments
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has launched a Center for Experimental Therapeutics in Cancer to accelerate promising cancer therapies from the lab to the bedside. The idea is to advance precision medicine that leads to more effective, less toxic cancer therapies.
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October 05, 2022Smoking increases the risk of illness and viral infection, including type of coronavirus
New findings published in the Nicotine and Tobacco Research journal by UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer tobacco researchers may lead to urgent recommendations for doctors to help patients quit smoking as a way of countering COVID-19.
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October 04, 2022David Tom Cooke recognized for care and compassion in medicine
David Tom Cooke, UC Davis oncology surgeon and chief of the Division of General Thoracic Surgery, has received the 2022 Ethnic Physician Leadership Award. He was recognized for his work to improve community health and reduce health disparities in California.
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September 26, 2022Cancer center teams up with Panera Bread to fight breast cancer
The UC Davis Health Comprehensive Cancer Center has teamed up with Panera Bread for the Pink Ribbon Bagel campaign for the entire month of October.
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September 23, 2022A Colusa boy with leukemia and his family’s drive to save his life
A blood test would prove what Isaac’s family had feared: cancer. It was his mom’s insistence on further testing and a late-night trip to UC Davis Children’s Hospital that would save Isaac’s life. That, and her son’s fighting spirit.
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September 23, 2022
Un niño de Colusa con leucemia y la lucha de su familia para salvarle la vida
Un análisis de sangre probaría lo que la familia de Isaac temía: cáncer. Fue la insistencia de su madre para más pruebas y un viaje al Hospital de Niños de UC Davis tarde a la noche lo que le salvó la vida a Isaac. Eso, y el espíritu de lucha de su hijo.
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September 21, 2022Sacramento Lung Health Coalition hosts Lungapalooza
Sacramento’s first Lungapalooza is coming to Esther’s Park on Oct. 1, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. The free, outdoor festival promotes lung health with a BBQ lunch, informational booths and fun activities.
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September 16, 2022Free mammograms for uninsured women during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Uninsured women in the community are eligible to receive free mammograms as UC Davis Health marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. The mammograms are being scheduled on Saturdays on a first come, first served basis.
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September 16, 2022Cancer center appoints new chief translational officer
Nicholas Mitsiades, previously with Baylor College of Medicine, has been appointed chief translational officer and associate director for translational research for UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer.
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September 14, 2022Local area code is key for reaching out to low-income smokers
A new study finds that using a local vs. generic caller area code to reach out to English and Spanish-speaking smokers with Medicaid insurance is an effective health equity tool to help smokers quit.
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September 12, 2022Local girl’s leg and life saved a second time after cancer returns
Osteosarcoma – a type of bone cancer – often leads to amputation. Lydia’s leg was already saved once, and she was cancer-free. Until she wasn’t. Her family feared she’d lose her leg … or worse, her life. Doctors were able to save both.
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September 09, 2022Improving electronic health communication
A new study looks at how medical teams use electronic health records systems to communicate. The multidisciplinary research is expected to identify ways to improve the flow of information and enhance teamwork to improve the quality of patient outcomes.
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