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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.
UCI CFCCC Bulletin
September 4, 2024
September 18, 2024
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.
September 04, 2024
Aug 26, 2024
Internationally recognized cancer expert joins UCI Health as cancer center deputy director
Internationally recognized cancer expert Dr. Miguel A. Villalona-Calero has joined the UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center as its deputy director and chief of the Division of Hematology-Oncology at the UC Irvine School of Medicine.
August 21, 2024
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.
August 7, 2024
August 07, 2024