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Jun 14, 2023

Adjusting Your Body Clock May Stave Off Cancer

For some time now epidemiological studies of night-shift workers have linked disruptions in circadian rhythms to cancer and other diseases. … “We're starting to understand the reasons these things happen,” says Selma Masri, a circadian biologist and assistant professor at the University of California, Irvine, who has shown how circadian disruption pushes colon cancer progression by interfering with the way certain genes are expressed.
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Jun 13, 2023

UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge hits milestone in search for next breakthrough cancer treatments

The UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge has raised over $1 million in 2022, funding 28 new projects and reaching 100 total, all focused on advancing cancer treatment and cures.
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Jun 09, 2023

Rise in colorectal cancer among young adults an alarming trend

The rise in colon cancer rates among millennials has been alarming. "Physicians are aware, primary care doctors are aware, oncologists are aware, and I am not sure the public is aware that it is a real issue," said Dr. Jason Zell, at UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and UCI associate professor.
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Jun 08, 2023

UC Irvine study finds that lesbian, gay and bisexual cancer survivors experience more health-related challenges compared to heterosexual counterparts

Public health researchers from the University of California, Irvine have determined that lesbian, gay and bisexual cancer survivors experience a lower quality of life compared to their heterosexual counterparts, specifically in the mental and social aspects of their overall health. Corresponding author Michael Hoyt, PhD, associate professor of population health and disease prevention from UCI’s Program in Public Health, and his collaborators published their findings in the Journal of Psychosocial Oncology.

Daniela Bota in Lab

Jun 07, 2023

The Audley Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation backs Dr. Daniela Bota's search for a glioblastoma cure

UCI Health and neuro-oncologist Dr. Daniela A. Bota, MD are pleased to receive a third consecutive grant from The Audley Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation to support research to find a cure for brain cancer, especially glioblastoma.
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Jun 06, 2023

Jung In Park, University of California, Irvine – Survival Machine Learning for Breast Cancer Patients

Racial disparities can exist even in machine learning. Jung In Park, assistant professor in the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing at the University of California, Irvine, finds a way to tackle biases and make a difference for vulnerable populations
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May 30, 2023

Courageous Corazones

A pilot intervention is helping Latinx families care for their children with cancer. Corazones Unidos Por Una Vida (Hearts United for Life) is a prototype program of support for Latinx families with children who are undergoing cancer treatment at Children’s Hospital of Orange County. It is designed and driven by Associate Professor Michelle Fortier, a clinical psychologist and pediatric pain expert at the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing and UCI Center on Stress and Health. Fortier is also a CFCCC member.
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May 25, 2023

Celebrating decades long UC Irvine legacy and impact on cancer research & public health interventions

Professor of population health and disease prevention and general internal medicine – Lari Wenzel, PhD, from the UCI Program in Public Health and the School of Medicine, is retiring at the end of June after 27 years of campus service. She leaves an outstanding legacy of achievements and a portfolio of valuable cancer research. Her contributions to the public health field are truly remarkable and her impact on countless students, faculty, and communities around the nation cannot be overstated.