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Jul 11, 2024 | Very Well Health

Why Are So Many Minority Patients Declining Breast Cancer Treatment?

Sora Park Tanjasiri, MPH, DrPH, a professor and associate director of cancer health disparities at the University of California Irvine Public Health, told Verywell that the interruption of family roles can be a significant factor in Asian patients’ decisions about care.
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Jul 01, 2024 | UCI School of Physical Sciences

Professor Christopher Barty is pushing cancer treatment into the future

Professor Christopher Barty, a UCI physicist, is developing a machine that can selectively image cancer in the body and also eliminate that cancer while minimizing damage to any surrounding tissue.
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Jun 28, 2024 | The Cancer Letter

Miguel Villalona Calero named deputy director of UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Miguel Villalona Calero was named deputy director of the University of California, Irvine Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and division chief for hematology/oncology. He will start on July 8.

New Cancer Center

Jun 27, 2024 | UCI Health

Reimagining cancer care for all of Orange County

The opening of the second UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center clinical hub in Irvine expands access to elite care for residents across Orange County.
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Jun 26, 2024 | UCI School of Physical Sciences

Professor Gregory Weiss Awarded UC Irvine Anti-Cancer Challenge Funding

The Weiss Lab plans to work with colleagues in the UC Irvine Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Cancer Control program to create a plan to connect with members of the AAPI community who are willing to be a part of the lab’s research.

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Jun 21, 2024 | LAist

Massive AAPI Cancer Study

“For example, Vietnamese have historically had higher rates of cervical cancer,” said Sora Tanjasiri, a public health professor at UC Irvine.

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Jun 17, 2024 | UCI Public Health

UC Irvine joins a national network of partners to address cancer, the leading cause of death, among Asian Americans

The NCI awarded $12.45 million to create ASPIRE, a national cohort addressing the fact that cancer is the leading cause of death for Asian Americans despite their underrepresentation in clinical research.