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Tahoe Forest Cancer Center affiliates with UC Davis
Tahoe Forest Cancer Center in Truckee celebrated joining the new UC Davis Cancer Care Network, which was established last October. The Cancer Care Network enables cancer patients throughout Northern and Central California to gain access to the latest diagnostic techniques and treatment approaches while remaining close to their community physicians ...
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"Tree of Hope" untrimming benefits cancer research
The family of Joan Giboney, a UC Davis breast-cancer patient who ultimately succumbed to the disease, has raised more than $45,000 for breast-cancer research in her honor through yearround sales of decorative items and an annual Christmas tree "untrimming." ...
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Community groups provide party for kids with cancer
Pediatric cancer patients along with their families were treated to a holiday party sponsored by the "Active 20-30 Club #1 Sacramento" with help from the Keaton Raphael Memorial and Cure Kids Cancer — three organizations committed to helping children in our community ...
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Primary-care doctors miss colon cancer screening opportunities
Many physicians do not refer their patients for colon-cancer screening as consistently as they should, according to a study by researchers at UC Davis, the University of Washington and Group Health Cooperative in Seattle ...
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Researchers to study experimental breast cancer vaccine
Cancer Center researchers led by Michael DeGregorio, professor of hematology and oncology, launched a study of a new, experimental vaccine to determine if it can arrest or prevent breast cancer when used in conjunction with standard hormonal therapies ...
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Prostate cancer expert to lead radiation oncology
Richard K. Valicenti has joined UC Davis Health System as professor and chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology, where he will lead the department's clinical, research, education and administrative operations. ...
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Racial disparities exist in colorectal cancer screening
White patients with Medicare coverage receive colorectal cancer screening in higher proportions than do members of all other racial and ethnic groups, according to a new study by researchers at UC Davis and the University of Washington ...
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Vegetables, fruit and fiber may reduce cancer recurrence
A secondary analysis of a large, multicenter clinical trial has shown that a low-fat diet rich in fruits, vegetables and fiber reduced the risk of cancer recurrence by 31 percent in a subgroup of early-stage breast cancer survivors who were not experiencing hot flashes ...
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Protein identified that may enable breast cancer
New research from UC Davis Cancer Center shows that a protein called Muc4 may enable breast cancer to spread to other organs and resist therapeutic treatment ...
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Researchers refine cancer treatments to reduce nerve damage
A research team led by UC radiation oncologist Allen Chen has proposed new treatment guidelines that physicians nationwide can use to reduce the possibility of permanent nerve damage among patients undergoing radiation treatments for head and neck cancers ...
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Researchers find molecule that targets brain tumors
UC Davis Cancer Center researchers have discovered a molecule called LXY1 that targets glioblastoma, a highly deadly form of brain cancer ...
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New funding for kidney cancer test
A $1.25 million grant from the National Cancer Institute has funded a five-year UC Davis research project to identify the biomarkers of kidney cancer and develop a diagnostic test for the disease ...
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Restaurant and pub host cancer center fundraisers
A restaurant and a bar in the newly renovated Firestone Building at 16th and L streets in Sacramento jointly staged a grand opening event to support UC Davis Cancer Center ...
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Teenage brothers go bald for the seventh time
Tino Luigi, 13, and his brother, Jake, 15, have gone bald for the seventh year in a row, as participants in the fundraising St. Baldrick's Foundation head-shaving event that the Keaton Raphael Memorial hosted at UC Davis Cancer Center in March ...
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Researcher awarded funding to develop ovarian cancer test
The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund has awarded a $900,000 grant to UC Davis researcher Gary Leiserowitz to develop an early diagnostic marker for ovarian cancer ...
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Pregnancy does not affect colorectal cancer survival
UC Davis researchers have determined that women diagnosed with colorectal cancer during or shortly after their pregnancies have survival rates similar to those of nonpregnant women who have the disease. ...
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Smoking linked with most male cancer deaths
A research team has completed a study indicating that increased tobacco-control activity could save more lives than previously estimated ...
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Discovery offers hope for treating kidney cancer
UC Davis researchers have made a pioneering discovery of a means to block a cancer gene's own repair mechanism and thereby make chemotherapy for kidney cancer more effective ...
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AANCART recognized for health disparities leadership
The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities has presented its Health Disparities Leadership Award to the Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness Research and Training (AANCART) ...
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Researcher urges change in sarcoma treatment strategies
New studies led by a UC Davis oncologic surgeon suggest that determination of appropriate treatment for soft-tissue sarcomas should be made with consideration of variant factors, including tumor size, location, grade and depth ...
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