The UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center is the only center in the San Francisco area to receive the prestigious designation of "comprehensive" from the National Cancer Institute. We treat all forms of cancer. With new facilities, expanded programs and innovative research, we help cancer patients live longer and fuller lives. The center ranks first in California and sixth nationwide in National Cancer Institute research grants, and is home to pioneers in research into genetic, cellular and immune system causes and responses to cancer.
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High Risk for Breast Cancer: Methods and Schedules to Ensure Optimal Screening
Hematologist-oncologist Elham Vosoughi, MD, starts with an update on breast cancer stats, noting that incidence in the United States is increasing by 1% every year – with an even sharper rise for women under 50.
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Making Sense of MGUS: How to Detect Plasma Cell Disorders and Assess Associated Risks
Affecting up to 5% of the U.S. population (and increasingly common with age), monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) raises the risk of multiple myeloma, but – as its full name suggests – it can be hard to say by how much.
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Advances (and Uncertainties) in Oncology: Current and Future Roles of Antibody Drug Conjugates
Focusing on common bladder, lung and breast cancers, three UCSF oncologists describe how antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) are changing the treatment landscape, especially for refractory cases
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New Keys to Cancer Care: How 2023 Findings Impact Treatment Decisions
These four collaborative talks from UCSF and John Muir Health specialists shine a light on recent study results that should inform treatment planning for patients with a variety of GI, breast, lung and blood cancers.
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Using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve prediction of prostate cancer treatment response and biomarkers to enhance prostate cancer diagnosis were among the topics discussed by UCSF clinicians at the American Urological Association’s 2025 annual meeting.
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AI in Cancer Care, Targeted Therapies Among Cancer Conference Talks
Leading cancer researchers from UC San Francisco presented talks about advances in targeted therapies, cancer genomics, using AI to personalize cancer treatment, improving diagnosis of hard-to-treat cancers and other cancer research topics ...
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New Study Looks at Why Cancer Treatments Cause Heart Damage
Teams from UC San Francisco and Stanford University will study why certain cancer treatments cause cardiotoxicities for some patients but not for others.
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Predictive Biomarkers, Tailored Therapy Among Conference Presentations
UCSF’s Eric J. Small, MD, becomes ASCO president at ASCO 2025 meeting
The UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center is the only center in the San Francisco area to receive the prestigious designation of "comprehensive" from the National Cancer Institute. We treat all forms of cancer. With new facilities, expanded programs and innovative research, we help cancer patients live longer and fuller lives. The center ranks first in California and sixth nationwide in National Cancer Institute research grants, and is home to pioneers in research into genetic, cellular and immune system causes and responses to cancer.
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