Experimental immunotherapy treatment first successfully used in the 1990s is finally available for commercial use.
A pediatric cancer drug three decades in the making
Study reveals key structure in telomerase enzyme — target for cancer drugs
Over-activation of telomerase in most malignant tumors has made the unusual enzyme a prime target for drug development efforts.
Researchers awarded $15.5M to build first total-body PET scanner
New technology could fundamentally change the way cancers are tracked and treated.
UCLA and VA launch program to enhance cancer care for veterans
UCLA-VA pilot project is nation’s first to offer veterans access to cutting-edge cancer clinical trials and state-of-the-art treatment facilities.
Five things women should know about breast cancer
UC San Francisco's Dr. Laura Esserman, who leads the Athena Breast Health Network — a collaboration of the five UC medical centers — offers insights into breast cancer.
Investigating link between thirdhand smoke and cancer
Berkeley Lab gets $1.3M to study health impacts of the stubborn, noxious residue left behind from smoked tobacco.
Building human breast tissue, cell by cell
Zev Gartner's innovative work in 3-D tissue generation has earned him a spot on Popular Science's 'Brilliant 10' list of 2015.
Virus in cattle linked to human breast cancer
Odds of breast cancer are greater when the easily transmitted bovine leukemia virus is present.
Crunching numbers to combat cancer
National Cancer Institute grant of $5 million will fund a massive effort to integrate data from all experimental models across all types of cancer — moving the needle forward on precision medicine.
Promising new treatment for deadliest form of brain cancer
Method combines chemotherapy drug with adoptive cell transfer, in which a patient’s own immune cells are reprogrammed to target the disease.
Employing dogs to sniff out cancer
Pups will put their superior sense of smell to work detecting cancer, especially at early stages, in humans.
Precision medicine initiative funds UC Santa Cruz pediatric cancer project
State initiative provides $1.2 million for the Genomics Institute's California Kids Cancer Comparison project.