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Bugs and Daffy help celebrate new partnership
Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny lifted the spirits of children receiving treatments at the UC Davis pediatric infusion center and welcomed the cancer center to Cure Kids Cancer, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising funds for pediatric cancer programs ...
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Why tumor cells resist popular breast cancer drug
Researchers have discovered a likely reason why some tumor cells are inherently resistant — or become resistant over time — to the breast cancer drug Herceptin ...
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Disturbing trend in recurrent breast cancer treatment
Study results showed that 24 percent of women whose breast cancer recurs in the same breast are treated with a second lumpectomy rather than a mastectomy, defying current treatment recommendations and cutting the number of years those women survive in half ...
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Going bald helps kids fighting cancer
Sharon Raimundo wanted to do something to recognize what her son, Joey, who was 3 years old at the time of his diagnosis, went through during leukemia treatments ...
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Readily available, rapid diagnostic techniques could eliminate some surgeries
Simple and quick diagnostic techniques during breast cancer surgery can spare most women from a second surgery to remove affected lymph nodes ...
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Greeting cards for sale featuring children's art
The first Art Therapy Course for Children Dealing with Cancer was held this year and culminated with a special exhibit for family and friends. Participants learned to convey their feelings with creative projects ...
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Exposure to Agent Orange linked to prostate cancer
Vietnam War veterans exposed to Agent Orange have greatly increased risks of prostate cancer and even greater risks of getting the most aggressive form of the disease as compared to those who were not exposed ...
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Disparities among patients with extremity soft-tissue sarcomas
In the first study to address disparities in extremity soft-tissue sarcomas, researchers revealed significant racial and ethnic differences in adult patients who were diagnosed and treated between 1988 and 2003 ...
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Multimedia used to increase colorectal cancer screening among Hispanics
An interactive multimedia computer program that provides personally tailored education in the user's preferred language will be tested to see if it increases the number of Hispanic patients who receive colorectal cancer screening ...
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Fundraising leader recognized as "extraordinary woman"
Carol Garcia, chair of the South Placer UCD Breast Cancer Endowment, was announced as a winner of Nabisco 100 Calorie Packs' "Celebrating Extraordinary Women" contest ...
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Ovarian cancer group funds biomarker research
The Sacramento Chapter of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition gave a check for $14,000 to UC Davis Cancer Center physician Gary Leiserowitz and the team of scientists and clinicians working to identify a reliable diagnostic biomarker for ovarian cancer ...
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Treatment for incurable prostate cancer
In searching for new treatments for castration-resistant prostate cancer, Christopher Evans and team revealed that a promising new drug – referred to as AZD0530 – can help by blocking a signaling protein called Src (pronounced "sarck") ...
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American Cancer Society leaders on access, screening issues
The 2008 UC Davis Cancer Center Research Symposium featured keynote addresses by American Cancer Society leaders ...
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New fruit and vegetable guidelines may not be feasible
New guidelines for fruit and vegetable consumption come with a bigger price tag: Low-income families would spend between 40 percent and 70 percent of their food-at-home budgets to purchase the additional servings. Study author Diana Cassady said ...
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Survivors kick off breast cancer symposium
The 2008 UC Davis Cancer Center Breast Cancer Research Symposium speaker lineup included three survivors who shared touching stories of frustration and hope during diagnosis and treatment along with inspiration for the research community ...
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Powerful wide-field light microscope
Scientists at the UC Davis Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology installed the first commercial version of the world's highest resolution widefield light microscope ...
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