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Oct 07, 2024
Updated findings provide insights into radiation exposure’s impact on cancer risk
A major update was made to the International Nuclear Workers Study (INWORKS), an international epidemiological study of workers in the nuclear sector to assess their risks of cancer and non-cancerous diseases.
Sep 30, 2024
Disrupting the Gut’s Clock Could Fuel Colorectal Cancer
In a new study in mice, researchers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI), demonstrated how disruption of the circadian clock may accelerate the progression of colorectal cancer by affecting the gut microbiome and intestinal barrier function.
Sep 11, 2024
UC Irvine electronic patient-reported outcome tool reduces cancer care disparities
The chair of clinical pharmacy practice details how the organization got, for example, racial/ethnic minorities receiving chemotherapy two times higher likelihood in reporting pain compared with non-Hispanic whites.
Aug 12, 2024 | Orange County Business Journal
UCI Health Opens Second Cancer Center in OC
The second phase of the University of California, Irvine’s $1.3 billion medical complex is complete with the opening of the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care building. The five-story, 225,000-square-foot building triples the available space of the flagship center in Orange, which is one of 57 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the nation, officials said.
Aug 07, 2024 | Healthline
Aspirin no substitute for healthy lifestyle to prevent colon cancer, says UCI Health surgeon
A new study has found that the regular use of aspirin could lower colorectal cancer risk, particularly among individuals with lifestyle risk factors such as smoking or obesity. UCI Health colorectal surgeon Dr. Jason A. Zell, who was not involved with the study, tells Healthline that the findings are unlikely to change the recommendations of the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF).
Aug 05, 2024 | OC Business Journal
UCI Develops Questionnaire for Different Languages
Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have developed and electronic assessment platform that aims to make language less of a barrier in healthcare.
Jul 11, 2024 | Very Well Health
Why Are So Many Minority Patients Declining Breast Cancer Treatment?
In a recent study, women of Asian descent were less likely to start breast cancer treatment quickly or even to accept treatment at all. Sora Park Tanjasiri, MPH, DrPH, a professor and associate director of cancer health disparities at the University of California Irvine Public Health, told Verywell that the interruption of family roles can be a significant factor in Asian patients’ decisions about care.
Jun 21, 2024 | LAist
Massive AAPI Cancer Study
The first national long-term study about cancer among Asian Americans has been launched to investigate health disparities among ethnic groups and uncover risk factors. “For example, Vietnamese have historically had higher rates of cervical cancer,” said Sora Tanjasiri, a public health professor at UC Irvine. “Koreans have higher rates of liver cancer and stomach cancer. You have to look at the nuances.”
May 28, 2024
Time Is on Cancer Immunotherapy’s Side
A new study led by a multidisciplinary research team at the University of California (UC), Irvine, demonstrates that the circadian clock can be leveraged to enhance the efficacy of checkpoint inhibitor cancer therapy.
Feb 15, 2024
Dr. Coombs Spotlights Recent CHIP Updates
Catherine Coombs, MD, an Associate Professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, highlights recent studies in clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) presented at the 65th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting & Exposition in the fourth episode of the second season of “The HemOnc Pulse.”