UC Irvine’s Dr. Jason Zell is among 12 physicians from across the country to receive a Cancer Clinical Investigator Team Leadership Award from the National Cancer Institute. The award recognizes exceptional cancer investigators for their contributions to the advancement of clinical research through collaborative team science. Zell is a medical oncologist, an assistant professor of [...]
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Trial at UC Irvine targets lung cancer in those who have never smoked
May 25, 2012 – 11:13 am
UC Irvine Healthcare is seeking people of Asian descent with lung cancer to participate in a clinical trial of a drug that targets non-small cell lung cancer. The trial is part of an effort by UC Irvine oncologist Dr. Ignatius Ou and others to tailor chemotherapy by taking advantage of genetic mutations present in tumors. [...]
UC Irvine study finds some women missing out on top ovarian cancer care
May 8, 2012 – 11:45 am
Poor women and African Americans with ovarian cancer are less likely to receive the highest standards of care, leading to worse outcomes than among white and affluent patients, according to a study of 50,000 women presented by UC Irvine’s Dr. Robert Bristow at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s recent annual meeting. “Not all women are [...]
UC Irvine Breast Health Center gets top accreditation
April 12, 2011 – 8:10 am
UC Irvine Breast Health Center is one of only 20 such facilities in California and three in Orange County to receive the top accreditation conferred by the American College of Surgeons. Read more >>
Researcher examines link between stress and cancer
April 4, 2011 – 12:30 pm
UC Irvine’s Dr. Edward Nelson, chief of hematology/oncology, discussed his research on the effect chronic stress may have on chromosomes and cancer. Read more >>
Breakthrough for some melanoma patients
March 28, 2011 – 12:45 pm
IN THE NEWS: Dr. Janellen Smith discussed FDA approval of a new melanoma drug with the Orange County Register. The drug uses the body’s own immune system to attack skin tumors, acting like a “gas pedal” in a car and giving the go-ahead to attack. “You’re saying to the immune system, this is something we [...]