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June 28, 2022Potential noninvasive low-cost test for head and neck cancer
UC Davis researchers found that the levels of certain polyamine molecules in saliva and urine samples of head and neck cancer patients were significantly higher than those in healthy individuals. Their study might lead to a noninvasive low-cost method to screen for this cancer.
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June 24, 2022Synthesis shines light on equalizing the cancer fight
The summer 2022 issue of Synthesis, the flagship magazine of the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, is available online. The issue covers new breakthroughs in saving lives and the cancer center’s latest initiative to lessen the cancer burden in communities of color.
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June 17, 2022Jan Nolta receives 2022 Chancellor’s Lifetime Achievement Award in Innovation
Stem cell researcher Jan Nolta received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Innovation during the 2022 Chancellor’s Innovation Awards ceremony on June 16. The awards recognize faculty, community partners and industry leaders developing innovative solutions to improve the lives of others and address important needs in the global society.
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June 10, 2022Dogs inhale new immunotherapy to fight lung cancer
An inhaled immunotherapy successfully treated cancer in some companion dogs as part of a clinical trial conducted by UC Davis oncology and veterinary researchers. Recently published study results show potential for fighting cancer in humans as well.
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June 10, 2022New parking options for cancer center patients and visitors
Cancer center patients and visitors have the option to use valet parking starting June 13, 2022. The free service allows for quick and easy access to the cancer center during construction of the California Tower, which is being built across the street.
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June 10, 202215th Annual Spaghetti Western to raise money for cancer research
The 15th Annual Spaghetti Western, which raises money for cancer research at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, is June 18, 2022, at Cooper Vineyards in Plymouth. Ticket sales deadline is fast approaching for drive-through and onsite picnic dinners!
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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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