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Jolie's Preventive Surgery Opens Talk of Cancer Options, UT San Diego
May 15, 2013
The news that Angelina Jolie elected for a preventive double mastectomy has lead to a discussion of choices people have who are at high risk of breast and ovarian cancer due to the BRCA1 gene.

Stories of Struggle and Creativity as Sequestration Cuts Hit Home, New York Times
May 5, 2013
The $85 billion in federal budget cuts known as sequestration are beginning to be felt far from the nation’s capital, like at a Head Start program in the Maine community of Pejepscot and a cancer center in Birmingham, Ala.

Variations on a Gene, and Tools to Find Them, New York Times
April 27, 2013
Cancers were once named strictly for the tissue where they originated in the breast, prostate or other part of the body. Now, in the age of genetically informed medicine, cancers may also come with a more specific lexicon: the names of mutated genes deep within tumors that cause cells to become cancerous.

Genetics Seen as Key to Cancer Fight, UT San Diego
April 4, 2013
Cancer care has evolved dramatically over the past 100 years. In recent years the focus has changed to personalized cancer therapy. Physicians and scientists are looking at a patient's genetics to determine the best treatment, in some cases helping patients who were not responding to standard treatments.

San Diego’s Leading Cancer Research Centers Partner To Accelerate Treatments, KPBS
March 7, 2013
Moores Cancer Center, Salk Institute Cancer Center and Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute formed the San Diego National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers Council, a novel collaboration to improve our understanding of cancer and improve treatment.

Moores Cancer Center Pushes Clinical Sequencing, Cancer Discovery
October 11, 2012
In the quest to provide personalized cancer treatment, the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), is launching “My Answer to Cancer,” a program that intertwines clinical care and research. Link to article.

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Tumor-Activated Protein Promotes Cancer Spread
May 13, 2013
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center report that cancers physically alter cells in the lymphatic system – a network of vessels that transports and stores immune cells through... (More)

UC San Diego Health System Receives National Achievement Award for Cancer Program
May 01, 2013
American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer Recognizes Quality Care UC San Diego Health System is a recipient of the 2012 Outstanding Achievement Award from the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer. Seventy-nine cancer care pro... (More)

Clinical Trial Evaluates Engineered Smallpox Vaccine as Potential Liver Cancer Killer
April 09, 2013
As part of a multicenter clinical trial, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine are evaluating Pexa-Vec (JX-594) to slow the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or liver cancer. Pexa-Vec is a genetically engi... (More)

Women’s Wellness Day, Free to the Public on Saturday, April 13
March 28, 2013
On Saturday, April 13 from 8 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., UC San Diego Health System is hosting an interactive conference in La Jolla, focused on women’s health.  The event is free and open to the public. Fifteen leading experts will host insightful talks on ... (More)

UC San Diego Cancer Scientists Named to First Class of AACR Fellows
March 27, 2013
Five University of California, San Diego scientists and professors are among the first class of the Fellows of the American Association for Cancer Research Academy, created to recognize researchers whose scientific contributions have propelled signi... (More)

Monoclonal Antibody Targets, Kills Leukemia Cells
March 25, 2013
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center have identified a humanized monoclonal antibody that targets and directly kills chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells. The findings, published in the online Early Editi... (More)

Kidney Sparing Surgery Underutilized for Patients Who Need It Most
March 25, 2013
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have released study results that show national treatment trends in the surgical management of patients with kidney disease. The study found that partial and complete kidney re... (More)

New Imaging Agent Enables Better Cancer Detection, More Accurate Staging
March 20, 2013
Drug Designed and Developed at UC San Diego School of Medicine Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shown that a new imaging dye, designed and developed at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, is an effective... (More)

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center New Member of National Comprehensive Cancer Network
March 20, 2013
On March 19, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) announced the election of University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center as the first and only San Diego-based NCCN Member Institution dedicated to improving the quality, effe... (More)

New Program Teaches Empowering “Anti-Cancer” Approaches for Doctors, Patients, and Loved Ones
March 19, 2013
UC San Diego Integrative Oncology 2013, April 6-7 From Saturday, April 6 to Sunday April 7, the Center for Integrative Medicine at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine is hosting a landmark conference on integrative oncology. Part... (More)

National Recognition for Three UC San Diego School of Medicine Chairs
March 18, 2013
Lewis L. Judd, MD, Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry, at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine was selected as recipient of the Award for Research in Mood Disorders by the American College of Psyc... (More)

New Cancer Council Combines Local Centers’ Strengths
March 06, 2013
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute come together in novel collaboration  San Diego is a powerhouse for cancer research, home to the University of California, San D... (More)

UC San Diego Health System Named One of the Nation's 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics
February 26, 2013
University of California, San Diego Medical Center has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® for the second time by Truven Health Analytics, formerly the health care business of Thomson Reuters. Truven Health Analytics is a leading provi... (More)

UC San Diego Cancer Scientist Wins $3 Million Award
February 20, 2013
Napoleone Ferrara one of 11 winners of inaugural Breakthrough Prize   Napoleone Ferrara, MD, PhD, the molecular biologist credited with helping decipher how tumors grow and now senior deputy director for basic sciences at the University of Califor... (More)

Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to High Risk of Premenopausal Breast Cancer
January 24, 2013
A prospective study led by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has found that low serum vitamin D levels in the months preceding diagnosis may predict a high risk of premenopausal breast cancer.  The study o... (More)

Drug Targets Hard-to-Reach Leukemia Stem Cells Responsible for Relapses
January 17, 2013
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that hard-to-reach, drug-resistant leukemia stem cells (LSCs) that overexpress multiple pro-survival protein forms are sensitive – and thus vulnerable – to a n... (More)

How Cells Know When It’s Time to Eat Themselves
January 17, 2013
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a molecular mechanism regulating autophagy, a fundamental stress response used by cells to help ensure their survival in adverse conditions. The findings are ... (More)

Surgical Technique Spots Cancer Invasion with Fluorescence
January 10, 2013
One of the greatest challenges faced by cancer surgeons is to know exactly which tissue to remove, or not, while the patient is under anesthesia. A team of surgeons and scientists at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have develo... (More)

Enzyme Accelerates Malignant Stem Cell Cloning in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
December 20, 2012
An international team, headed by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has identified a key enzyme in the reprogramming process that promotes malignant stem cell cloning and the growth of chronic myeloid leukemia... (More)

Cancer Cells Co-opt Immune Response to Escape Destruction
December 18, 2012
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that tumor cells use stress signals to subvert responding immune cells, exploiting them to actually boost conditions beneficial to cancer growth. The findings are publ... (More)

Healthy Holiday Eating from UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
December 17, 2012
Moores Cancer Center Cookbook Offers Tips for Delicious and Healthy Holiday Eating What's round, red, full of holiday cheer, and (dare we say it) good for you?  It's the cranberry.  Its powerful goodness, coupled with cruciferous vegetables- such a... (More)

Study Helps Resolve Debate About How Tumors Spread
November 29, 2012
A team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has shown for the first time how cancer cells control the ON/OFF switch of a program used by developing embryos to effectively metastasize in viv... (More)

Study Sheds Light on How Pancreatic Cancer Begins
November 29, 2012
A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is particularly devastating since the prognosis for recovery is usually poor, with the cancer most often not detected until late stages.  Research led by scientists at the University of California, San Diego and UC... (More)

UC San Diego Health System Awarded “A”s for Patient Safety
November 28, 2012
UC San Diego Health System was honored with two separate “A” Hospital Safety Scores by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits.  The A scores were awarded in the latest upd... (More)

UC San Diego Physician Honored for Pioneering Palliative Care Advances
November 16, 2012
American Cancer Society recognized Charles von Gunten, MD, PhD, at annual meeting Charles F. von Gunten, MD, PhD, FACP, FAAHPM, provost and vice president of the Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, a teaching affiliate of the UC... (More)

Napoleone Ferrara Awarded The Economist’s 2012 Innovation Award for Bioscience
November 16, 2012
Napoleone Ferrara, MD, PhD, the molecular biologist credited with helping decipher how tumors grow, and with development of new treatments for both cancer and age-related macular degeneration, has been named recipient of The Economist magazine’s 201... (More)

Blocking Tumor-Induced Inflammation Impacts Cancer Development
October 03, 2012
How tumors exploit microflora and immune cells to fuel growth Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report the discovery of microbial–dependent mechanisms through which some cancers mount an inflammatory response... (More)

UCSD-based Cancer Consortium Receives 5-Year, $20 Million Grant Renewal
September 27, 2012
NCI funding continues work focused on chronic lymphocytic leukemia   An international consortium of scientists studying chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), based at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has been awarded a 5-ye... (More)

Single-Site Laparoscopic Surgery Reduces Pain of Tumor Removal
September 27, 2012
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that recovery from an emerging, minimally invasive surgical technique called Laparo-Endoscopic Single-Site Surgery (LESS) was less painful for kidney cancer patient... (More)

Clinical Trial Evaluates Synthetic Cannabinoid as Brain Cancer Treatment
September 25, 2012
Researchers at University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center are evaluating the safety and tolerability of a synthetic cannabinoid called dexanabinol (ETS2101). Delivered as a weekly intravenous infusion, the drug is being tested in patie... (More)

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center Launches Bold Campaign to Personalize Cancer Treatment
September 17, 2012
“My Answer to Cancer” will analyze patient tumor DNA to individualize cancer care UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center launched a bold plan today aimed at personalizing cancer treatment.  The “My Answer to Cancer” team of oncologists, bioinformatician... (More)

Binding Sites for LIN28 Protein Found in Thousands of Human Genes
September 04, 2012
Protein expression also causes changes in gene splicing A study led by researchers at the UC San Diego Stem Cell Research program and funded by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) looks at an important RNA binding protein call... (More)

Tumor Cells’ Inner Workings Predict Cancer Progression
July 27, 2012
Molecular markers help reveal nature of chronic lymphocytic leukemia – slow or fast   Using a new assay method to study tumor cells, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center h... (More)

Genetic Test May Reduce Need for Repeat Biopsy for Prostate Cancer
July 17, 2012
Karim Kader, MD, PhD, associate clinical professor at the UC San Diego School of Medicine, together with a team of researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine, have developed a genetic test to predict a man’s risk for prostate cancer.... (More)

What Happens When We Sunburn
July 09, 2012
Researchers describe inflammatory mechanism for first time The biological mechanism of sunburn – the reddish, painful, protective immune response from ultraviolet (UV) radiation – is a consequence of RNA damage to skin cells, report researchers at ... (More)

Researchers Block Pathway to Cancer Cell Replication
July 02, 2012
NOTCH1 Signaling Promotes T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Initiating Cell Regeneration Research suggests that patients with leukemia sometimes relapse because standard chemotherapy fails to kill the self-renewing leukemia initiating cells, ofte... (More)

Enzyme Offers New Therapeutic Target for Cancer Drugs
June 21, 2012
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have uncovered a new signal transduction pathway specifically devoted to the regulation of alternative RNA splicing, a process that allows a single gene to produce or code mul... (More)

Proposed Drug May Reverse Huntington’s Disease Symptoms
June 20, 2012
Single treatment produces long-term improvement in animal models With a single drug treatment, researchers at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine can silence the mutated gene respo... (More)

UC San Diego Superfund Research Program Receives $15 Million Grant Renewal
May 22, 2012
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, has renewed funding for the Superfund Research Program (SRP) at the University of California, San Diego. Over the next five years, the $15 mi... (More)

Why Omega-3 Oils Help at the Cellular Level
May 15, 2012
Findings suggest possibility of boosting their health benefit  For the first time, researchers at the University of California, San Diego have peered inside a living mouse cell and mapped the processes that power the celebrated health benefits of o... (More)

Early Biomarker for Pancreatic Cancer Identified
May 15, 2012
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center have identified a new biomarker and therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer, an often-fatal disease for which there is currently no reliable method f... (More)

Scott M. Lippman, MD, Named New Director of UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
April 13, 2012
Scott M. Lippman, MD, chair of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology at The University of Texas (UT) MD Anderson Cancer Center, has accepted the position of director of Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego, beginning May... (More)

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center Recognized by Industry Leaders for Highest Quality, Consistent Care
March 19, 2012
Only academic facility on West Coast to receive certification UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center has one of the first oncology practices in the nation to be recognized by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI®) Certification Program, an af... (More)

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center Among Nation’s Best
March 16, 2012
Becker’s Hospital Review issues annual list of 70 “great” hospitals and health systems UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center is the only San Diego hospital to be featured in Becker’s Hospital Review list of “70 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great ... (More)

A New Approach to Faster Anticancer Drug Discovery
March 13, 2012
Tracking the genetic pathway of a disease offers a powerful, new approach to drug discovery, according to scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine who used the approach to uncover a potential treatment for prostate ca... (More)

Embryonic Development Protein Active in Cancer Growth
March 05, 2012
Silencing it impairs tumor growth, making ROR1 a potential therapeutic target A team of scientists at the University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center has identified a novel protein expressed by breast cancer cells – but not normal adul... (More)

UC San Diego among First in Nation to Treat Brain Cancer with Novel Viral Vector
March 01, 2012
Directly injected viral vector, Toca 511, is designed to spread through brain cancer cells and kill them while leaving healthy cells unharmed UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center researchers and surgeons are among the first in the nation to treat pat... (More)

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center Offers New Hope for Deadly Brain Tumor
February 03, 2012
One of few clinical trial sites, worldwide Jim Black is fighting the meanest, most aggressive, most common kind of brain tumor in the United States: recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).  In the United States, each year, approximately 10,000 pat... (More)

Four Breast Cancer-Related Studies Seeking Participants
January 25, 2012
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center researchers examine role of diet and exercise An active lifestyle and a healthy diet can help you feel more energetic, control your weight, help you sleep better, and reduce your risk of many diseases.  Researchers... (More)

UC San Diego Health System Expands, Acquires Nevada Cancer Institute
January 23, 2012
UC San Diego Health System has received approval to acquire the Nevada Cancer Institute (NVCI), the official cancer institute of the state of Nevada, as an affiliate health care provider. The expansion represents a partnership between California and... (More)

UC San Diego Researchers Review Cessation Studies and Call for Change in Policy
January 17, 2012
Smoking is a major public health issue and quitting is the single most important thing smokers can do to improve their health.  In the 2012 edition of the prestigious Annual Review of Public Health, researchers at the University of California, San D... (More)

Old Drugs Find New Target For Treating Brain Tumor
November 18, 2011
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, in collaboration with colleagues in Boston and South Korea, say they have identified a novel gene mutation that causes at least one form ... (More)

New Drug Combo Targets Multiple Cancers
November 16, 2011
Sugar molecule primes cancer cells for early death from second compound Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Kyushu University Medical School say a novel combination of a specific sugar molecule with a pair ... (More)

New Way to Target – And Kill – Proliferating Tumors
November 14, 2011
UC San Diego researchers find surprising role for enzyme in tumor cell division and new drug to combat it Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center have identified a new drug... (More)

NIH-Funded Study Shows Increased Prostate Cancer Risk from Vitamin E Supplements
October 11, 2011
UC San Diego Experts Available to Discuss Results/Risks Men who took 400 international units (I.U.) of vitamin E daily had more prostate cancers compared to men who took a placebo, according to an updated review of data from the Selenium and Vitami... (More)

Progression of Lung Fibrosis Blocked in Mouse Model
October 05, 2011
Study points to a phosphorylation pathway that may contribute to the development of lung injury and fibrosis A study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine may lead to a way to prevent the progression, or induc... (More)

New Technique to Remove Large Colon Polyps, California First
August 18, 2011
For the first time in the western United States, a surgical team lead by Elisabeth McLemore, MD, has used a novel operating platform to perform the scarless removal of rectal tumors. Called Trans-Anal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS), the techniqu... (More)

Most Top Doctors Named by U.S. News & World Report
August 09, 2011
UC San Diego Health System has been recognized as having 83 Top Doctors in more than 30 specialties by U.S. News & World Report. Based on a peer nomination process, UC San Diego Health System’s results represent the majority of San Diego physici... (More)

Kidney Preserving Surgery Saves Bone Health
August 04, 2011
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shed new light on how surgery impacts both chronic kidney disease and bone health, particularly in women. For the first time, their findings point to the importance of pu... (More)

UC San Diego Cancer Researchers Target Link between Obesity and Breast Cancer Risk
July 28, 2011
A team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center will be participating in a cooperative agreement initiative, funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National In... (More)

UC San Diego Health System Ranked Number One Adult Hospital in San Diego
July 19, 2011
US News & World Report ranks health system among best in nation UC San Diego Health System ranks #1 among San Diego’s adult hospitals and among “America’s Best Hospitals” according to U.S. News & World Report’s “2011 - 2012 Best Hospitals”... (More)

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center Patient Care Leader Named President of Society
July 14, 2011
Wayne Bardwell, PhD, MBA, associate professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, Director of the Patient and Family Support Service and the Doris A. Howell Palliative Care Service at UC San Diego Moores Canc... (More)

Novel Combined Therapy Extends Life, Diminishes Pain in Brain Cancer Patients
July 13, 2011
Approximately five to ten percent of patients with primary or metastatic cancer suffer from devastating neurological complications such as headaches, seizures, confusion, difficulty swallowing and visual disturbances. These deficits are caused by a ... (More)

UCSD Experts Urge Skin Cancer/Melanoma Awareness, Even in “June Gloom”
June 28, 2011
San Diego is one of the top 10 sunniest cities in the United States.  Even when “June Gloom” clouds our skies, the sun is still very powerful. With that in mind, experts with UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center are helping raise awareness of the dange... (More)

Promising New Target for Stifling the Growth and Spread of Cancer
June 13, 2011
UCSD researchers find inhibiting single protein blocks the inflammation that fuels tumors Cancer and chronic inflammation are partners in peril, with the latter increasing the likelihood that malignant tumors will develop, grow and spread. Research... (More)

“Chemobath” for Colon Cancer Evaluated at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
June 09, 2011
As part of a multicenter clinical trial, surgical oncologists at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center are comparing the effectiveness of standard chemotherapy to a tri-modality approach to halt advanced colon cancers. The objective is to determine if t... (More)

Blood Simpler
June 08, 2011
UCSD researchers parse the origins of hematopoietic stem cells Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a gene and a novel signaling pathway, both critical for making the first hematopoietic stem cel... (More)

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center “Making Hope Happen” for Body and Mind
May 27, 2011
The word “salon” first appeared in popular use in the 1600s – meaning a gathering of people in an important place to exchange ideas with an inspiring host.  With that definition in mind, leaders from UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center are reviving th... (More)

Christopher Kane, MD, Appointed C. Lowell & JoEllen Parsons Endowed Chair
May 26, 2011
Internationally-recognized cancer surgeon, Christopher Kane, MD, professor of surgery and chief, division of urology, has been named the inaugural holder of the C. Lowell and JoEllen Parsons Endowed Chair in Urology. The $2.5 million endowed faculty... (More)

Powerful Approach to the Analysis of Protein Motions
May 18, 2011
DXMS analysis provides novel tool for studying how movements allow proteins to perform their functions as molecular machines Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTM... (More)

A Gene That Fights Cancer, But Causes It Too
May 16, 2011
Over-activation of a single gene promotes leukemia, but its loss causes liver cancer An international team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, and the Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospit... (More)

Plasticity of Hormonal Response Permits Rapid Gene Expression Reprogramming
May 16, 2011
Gene expression reprogramming may allow cancer cell growth as well as normal differentiation Gene expression is the process of converting the genetic information encoded in DNA into a final gene product such as a protein or any of several types of ... (More)

Finding Molecular Targets of an HIV Drug used in Cancer Therapy
April 28, 2011
Use of chemical systems biology may represent the future of drug discovery Researchers at the University of California, San Diego and Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY) have identified potential human molecular targets of the ... (More)

Scientists Create Stable, Self-Renewing Neural Stem Cells
April 25, 2011
Abundant precursor cells can become many types of neurons without introducing tumor risk In a paper published in the April 25 early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at the University of California, ... (More)

Thomas Kipps Receives ACGT Investigator Award
April 20, 2011
Grant will help fund further testing of gene therapy treatment for leukemia patients Citing his on-going development of an immune-mediated gene therapy for intractable B cell leukemia, the Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT) has awarded Thomas ... (More)

Jean Y.J. Wang Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
April 19, 2011
UCSD researcher noted for her studies of cell signaling and cancer genetics Jean Yin Jen Wang, PhD, professor of medicine and biology in the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, was elected today with 211 other distinguished scie... (More)

A Cancer Marker and Treatment in One?
April 19, 2011
UC San Diego Researchers Finds Promise in Non-Human Sialic Acid Antibodies Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say antibodies to a non-human sugar molecule commonly found in people may be useful as a future bio... (More)

UC San Diego Selected as Study Site for National Research Network
April 13, 2011
27 institutions looking for ways to boost immune system to fight cancer The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine is among 27 research institutions selected across North America to be a part of the Cancer Immunotherapy Trials Netwo... (More)

UCSD Scientists Receive Prestigious Hartwell Biomedical Research Awards
April 06, 2011
Three scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine are among this year’s 12 winners of Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Awards, honoring researchers whose work advances children’s health. The UC San Diego recipie... (More)

Call of the Riled
April 04, 2011
Stress Signal in Cancer Cells Triggers Similar Response in Other Cells, Aiding Tumor Growth Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say a “stress response” mechanism used by normal cells to cope with harsh or deman... (More)

Radical Surgery Removes Half of Pelvis, Saves Leg
March 21, 2011
During a radical surgery to treat a rare bone cancer, surgeons at UC San Diego Health System and Moores Cancer Center removed 50 percent of a patient’s pelvis. Instead of amputating the connected leg, the surgical team, comprised of orthopaedic, vas... (More)

Number of Heavy Smokers Decreased Dramatically in California and U.S. Since 1965
March 15, 2011
The days of “pack-a-day” smoking are all but a memory A study led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego shows that high-intensity smoking – more than 20 cigarettes per day – declined markedly in both California and the remainin... (More)

Tumor Metastasis with a Twist
March 14, 2011
Protein is key to early embryonic development, but later promotes spread of cancer In the early stages of human embryogenesis, a transcription factor called Twist1 plays a key regulatory role in how the embryo assumes form and function. Much later... (More)

Trial Treats Prostate Cancer with Diet
March 10, 2011
UC San Diego Launches Nation’s First Non-Supplement Study on Prostate Cancer/Diet : Less meat, more vegetables, an active lifestyle, and phone calls The vegetables most boys wanted to avoid in childhood – such as kale and broccoli – just may be th... (More)

Mutations Found In Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
March 02, 2011
Ordinary human cells reprogrammed as induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) may ultimately revolutionize personalized medicine by creating new and diverse therapies unique to individual patients. But important and unanswered questions have persiste... (More)

Higher Vitamin D Intake Needed to Reduce Cancer Risk
February 22, 2011
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha have reported that markedly higher intake of vitamin D is needed to reach blood levels that can prevent or markedly cut th... (More)

Key Culprit Identified in Breast Cancer Metastasis
February 16, 2011
When doctors discover high concentrations of regulatory T cells in the tumors of breast cancer patients, the prognosis is often grim, though why exactly has long been unclear. Now new research at the University of California, San Diego School of M... (More)

Novel Cancer Surgery Enabled by NOTES Tools
February 07, 2011
Surgeons at UC San Diego Health System have identified a new application for “scarless” surgery tools that are normally used for natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES). In what is believed to be the first case in the United States, ... (More)

UC San Diego Health System Expands Cancer-Related Services in North Coastal Area
February 07, 2011
San Diego Cancer Center patients will now have access to dozens of clinical trials UC San Diego Health System is expanding its services in the North Coastal Community and is acquiring San Diego Cancer Center (SDCC). This acquisition is effective Fe... (More)

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center Celebrates 5th Anniversary with Open House
January 20, 2011
The region’s only NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center honors patients, physicians, staff and supporters For more than three decades, researchers and clinicians at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have led the way in... (More)
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