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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.
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 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 19, 2024
CBCRP-funded study shows Manuka honey reduced tumor growth in animal models
UCLA researchers found that Manuka honey significantly reduced tumor growth in mice with ER-positive breast cancer cells without affecting normal breast cells or causing major side effects.
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.