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Blood tests show potential for colorectal cancer detection, but follow-up still falls short
A UCLA study found that while blood-based tests offer a more convenient option for colorectal cancer screening, only 49% of patients completed a follow-up colonoscopy within six months.
July 29, 2025
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3 min read
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Improving colorectal cancer prevention and treatment for Black Americans
Study examines the social determinants of health, such as access to health care, socioeconomic conditions and systemic inequities that prevent Black Americans from receiving timely screening, diagnosis and treatment for colorectal cancer.
July 24, 2025
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4 min read
Healthy Lifestyle
Head and neck specialists help UCLA patients experience life to its fullest
UCLA Health head and neck specialists help patients experience life
July 18, 2025
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4 min read
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News about UCLA Health
UCLA Health opening new cancer care center in Atascadero
UCLA Health is opening a new cancer care center in Atascadero in response to the significant need for oncology services in North San Luis Obispo County. The center opens on Monday, July 28, 2025.
July 16, 2025
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2 min read
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How growing up in Alaska led this scientist to medical research
Meet Dr. David Nathanson, a UCLA professor of molecular and medical pharmacology researching glioblastoma therapies.
July 11, 2025
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6 min read
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How a scientist’s lifelong obsession with vaults could transform medicine
Dr. Leonard Rome’s lab discovered an odd, abundant component of cells in the 1980s — and he’s still trying to figure out what it does.
July 10, 2025
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1 min read
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She lost her daughter to ovarian cancer. Now she’s on a mission to save others
It is estimated that ovarian cancer will take the lives of some 13,000 women in the United States in 2025.
July 10, 2025
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6 min read
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UCLA study identifies key protein that helps liver cancer resist heat-based treatment
A new study may help explain why certain liver tumors return quickly after thermal ablation, a widely used minimally-invasive, image-guided technique that kills cancer cells by applying intense heat through a needle-like probe.
July 10, 2025
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4 min read
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Ovarian cancer hits 'below the belt.' This doctor is raising an army to stop it
With survival rates still devastatingly low, a UCLA physician-scientist is uniting researchers to rewrite the future of ovarian cancer.
July 9, 2025
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1 min read
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Dr. Arjan Gower receives grant to study targeted therapy for early-stage lung cancer
Dr. Arjan Gower has received a research grant from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network to study a promising new targeted therapy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with rare EGFR mutations.
July 9, 2025
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2 min read
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Common autoimmune drug may help reverse immunotherapy-induced diabetes, UCLA study finds
A team of researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified a potential new strategy to prevent, and even reverse, immune checkpoint inhibitor–induced type 1 diabetes, a life-threatening side effect of immunotherapy.
July 8, 2025
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4 min read
Science & Research
Harvesting a dream: tenant farmers’ son is on a mission to develop life-changing stem cell therapies
Cristian Rodriguez is advancing stem cell-based approaches that could one day restore sensation to people with spinal cord injuries.
July 3, 2025
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7 min read
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Removing out-of-pocket fee improves access to 3D mammography
A UCLA study shows that removing a modest fee significantly improved access to 3D mammography, an advanced breast cancer screening technology, particularly benefitting underserved patient populations.
June 27, 2025
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3 min read
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Dr. Roger Lo awarded $1 million to help prevent cancer relapse
Dr. Roger Lo has received a $1 million “All-Star” grant from the V Foundation to develop strategies to prevent relapse in patients with advanced melanoma by targeting drug resistance before it takes root.
June 25, 2025
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2 min read
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Cognitive issues associated with cancer treatment
June 24, 2025
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7 min read
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Scientists uncover cells’ survival strategy in low-nutrient environments
UCLA scientists have uncovered a surprising survival strategy in cancer cells that may help explain how MYC-driven cancers survive and grow despite limited resources.
June 24, 2025
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2 min read
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In Memoriam: Dr. Anahid Jewett
June 20, 2025
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3 min read
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Cardiac Biomarkers linked to future cancer risk, even without heart disease
New research points to deeper connections between cardiovascular health and cancer.
June 17, 2025
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2 min read
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Dr. David Ulmert awarded grant to advance targeted therapy for osteosarcoma
The award will support his work to develop and refine a novel targeted therapy for osteosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of bone cancer that primarily affects children, adolescents and young adults.
June 17, 2025
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2 min read
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New tool improves the detection of hidden genetic mutations
The tool, described in Nature Biotechnology, will help understand how changes in our DNA affect proteins and ultimately contribute to cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and other conditions.
June 16, 2025
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4 min read