Oct 16, 2024 | UCI Health

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.