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Nov 01, 2024
Startlingly few childhood cancer survivors receive recommended screenings
A recent study led by Joel Milam, a professor of epidemiology & biostatistics found that fewer than 40% of childhood cancer survivors undergo recommended screenings for the late effects of treatment.
Oct 29, 2024 | UCI Health
Turning grief into hope: Mike Kirby makes $1 million donation to fight triple-negative breast cancer
The Suzette Kirby Breast Cancer Research Fund has supported research by Devon Lawson, PhD, associate professor of physiology and biophysics, and Kai Kessenbrock, PhD, associate professor of biological chemistry. The two researchers are at the forefront of innovation in breast cancer research.
Oct 17, 2024
NIH Boosts Cancer Health Disparities Research through All of Us
The National Institutes of Health has provided additional funding to four grantee partners to leverage the power and diversity of the All of Us Research Program's dataset to develop more precise cancer prevention, detection, and treatment tools.
Endometrial cancer surge in young women linked to obesity
UCI Health researchers have found a strong link between rising obesity rates and the increase in endometrial cancer among women under 40, calling for greater awareness of the risk.
Oct 16, 2024 | UCI Health
UCI Health offers breakthrough ultrasound treatment for liver cancer
On Sept. 10, Dr. Nadine Abi-Jaoudeh and her UCI Health interventional radiology team used the noninvasive ultrasound technology, called the Edison histotripsy system, to treat the first patients at UCI Medical Center, part of UCI Health.
Oct 08, 2024
Measuring cholesterol to understand breast cancer risk can be tricky
Researchers used All of Us Research Program data to help clear up the confusion around cholesterol levels and breast cancer risk. They found that high levels of bad cholesterol and high total cholesterol levels were related to a higher risk of breast cancer.
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 27, 2024
Circadian disruption, gut microbiome changes linked to colorectal cancer progression
Among “12 amazing UC discoveries of 2024” recently compiled by UC News is a UC Irvine study from September that links inconsistent sleep habits to colorectal cancer.
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.