#University of California, San Francisco

Researchers at the UC San Francisco want to better understand why some cancers metastasize and how they might be more effectively treated.

Smart ring may flag early illnesses, UCSF-UCSD study shows

Exclusion from parents’ insurance may lead to life-threatening lapses in chemo and radiation, study shows.

Black patients should also benefit from recently approved PARP Inhibitor therapies “if applied equitably,” study finds

Removing surrounding tissue adds ammunition to battle against lethal disease, a UCSF-led study shows.

A psychologist offers tips to stay clearheaded

The best way to protect yourself from COVID-19 is to follow all the same basic practices for protecting yourselves from influenza.

Older adults said they liked the idea of “interdependence” ― acknowledging that people need one another from childhood to older age.

Families with Medicaid more likely to face lags in diagnosis, practical obstacles, UCSF study shows.

There is evidence that protein patterns can pinpoint propensity for heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease, diabetes and cancer.

Findings in mice point to new approach that may help make some metastatic breast cancers susceptible to immunotherapy

“Intelligent Imaging” hub will harness computational tools in medical imaging to improve patient care.

A $35 million gift from Marc and Lynne Benioff will accelerate research to transform prostate cancer treatment.

Quincy’s treatment would take him and his family to the frontier of using precision medicine to find a drug to save the infant’s life.

The initiative aims to leverage microbiome research into precision therapies.

“Radiation can cause cancer and non-cancer outcomes, but it does not cause every type of cancer and non-cancer outcome.”