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UCSF Study Finds a Better Way to Screen for Breast Cancer

UCSF Study Finds a Better Way to Screen for Breast Cancer

A pioneering study has found that an individualized approach to breast cancer screening that assesses patients’ risk, rather than automatically giving annual mammograms, can lower the chance of more advanced cancers, while still safely matching people to the amount of screening they need.

Breast Cancer: The Latest Evidence-Based Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment Options

Breast Cancer: The Latest Evidence-Based Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment Options

In this informative webinar, UCSF breast surgeon Shoko Emily Abe, MD, reviews current evidence informing breast cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment

The UCSF Breast Care Center

The UCSF Breast Care Center

The UCSF Breast Care Center delivers integrated patient care from diagnosis through treatment and beyond at six locations across the Bay Area.

UCSF Awarded $12M Research Grant to Improve Cancer Outcomes

UCSF Awarded $12M Research Grant to Improve Cancer Outcomes

SPORE Grant from National Cancer Institute provides resources for translational research into genomic, biochemical, and environmental drivers of cancers outcomes.

First Global Guidelines for Pregnancy and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Developed

First Global Guidelines for Pregnancy and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Developed

For women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), pregnancy can be an uncertain time due to limited clinical data about how IBD medications impact pregnancy outcomes and infants who have been exposed to IBD medications in utero.

How Hungry Fat Cells Could Someday Starve Cancer to Death

How Hungry Fat Cells Could Someday Starve Cancer to Death

Scientists transformed energy-storing white fat cells into calorie-burning ‘beige’ fat.

International Conference Features UCSF Breast Cancer Experts

International Conference Features UCSF Breast Cancer Experts

Breast cancer experts from UCSF Health will present new research and clinical findings at the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, the world’s largest and most prestigious breast cancer conference.

AI in Cancer Care, Targeted Therapies Among Cancer Conference Talks

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 at this year’s annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) conference.

Predictive Biomarkers, Tailored Therapy Among Conference Presentations

Predictive Biomarkers, Tailored Therapy Among Conference Presentations

UCSF’s Eric J. Small, MD, becomes ASCO president at ASCO 2025 meeting

High Risk for Breast Cancer: Methods and Schedules to Ensure Optimal Screening

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.

UCSF Health Cancer Experts Featured at Premier Cancer Meeting

UCSF Health Cancer Experts Featured at Premier Cancer Meeting

Oncology specialists from around the world came together for the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting to discuss the latest developments in cancer care, research, technology and education.

Scientists Discover a New Hormone that Can Build Strong Bones

Scientists Discover a New Hormone that Can Build Strong Bones

A newly discovered hormone that keeps the bones of breastfeeding women strong could also help bone fractures heal and treat osteoporosis in the broader population.

Powerful New Mini Microscopic Will Enable Precision Cancer Surgery

Powerful New Mini Microscopic Will Enable Precision Cancer Surgery

UCSF’s Mekhail Anwar wins an up to $15 million award from ARPA-H to develop a next-generation miniature scanner powerful enough to detect individual cancer cells during surgery.

Targeted Therapy, Treatment Disparity Featured at Cancer Meeting

Targeted Therapy, Treatment Disparity Featured at Cancer Meeting

Leading cancer researchers from UC San Francisco presented talks about advances in targeted therapy, cancer genomics, eliminating treatment disparities and other cancer research topics at this year’s annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) conference...

Can a New Drug Candidate Cure Pancreatic Cancer?

Can a New Drug Candidate Cure Pancreatic Cancer?

UC San Francisco researchers have designed a candidate drug that could help make pancreatic cancer, which is almost always fatal, a treatable, perhaps even curable, condition.

Are New Therapies on the Horizon for Painful Skin Condition?

Are New Therapies on the Horizon for Painful Skin Condition?

UCSF Health leads multi-center study of chronic inflammation of the skin that affects women and people of color disproportionately.

Study Finds Significant Chemical Exposures in Women With Cancer

Study Finds Significant Chemical Exposures in Women With Cancer

In a sign that exposure to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals may be playing a role in cancers of the breast, ovary, skin and uterus, researchers have found that people who developed those cancers have significantly higher levels of these chemicals in their bodies.

Inclusion of New Risk Factors Can Improve Prediction of Invasive Breast Cancer

Inclusion of New Risk Factors Can Improve Prediction of Invasive Breast Cancer

UCSF researchers update Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium model to account for BMI and other familial risk factors.

Improving Prediction of Advanced Breast Cancer Among Women of Different Races and Ethnicities

Improving Prediction of Advanced Breast Cancer Among Women of Different Races and Ethnicities

While regular screenings may decrease the chance of diagnosis of advanced breast cancer in some women and lead to a 20% reduction in breast cancer mortality, other women will be diagnosed with advanced breast cancer despite screening at regular intervals.

Advances in Breast Cancer Care: Individualized Screening, Treatments and Follow-Up

Advances in Breast Cancer Care: Individualized Screening, Treatments and Follow-Up

Karen Goodwin, DO, covers everything from how to answer patients’ questions on mammogram frequency to how to counsel them on breast cancer prevention.

Breast Cancer Risk Calculator Can Assess Risk of Advanced Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Risk Calculator Can Assess Risk of Advanced Breast Cancer

Upcoming Conference to Focus on Breast Density and Prediction of Advanced and Interval Breast Cancer Risk

UCSF and I-SPY 2 Breast Cancer Researchers Develop Newly Redefined Breast Cancer Response Subtypes

UCSF and I-SPY 2 Breast Cancer Researchers Develop Newly Redefined Breast Cancer Response Subtypes

Research scientists and statisticians from UC San Francisco have developed improved biomarker classifications as part of their research results in the I-SPY 2 trial for high-risk breast cancer patients.

Navigating the Maze of Breast Cancer Guidelines: Efficient Paths to Personalized Screening

Navigating the Maze of Breast Cancer Guidelines: Efficient Paths to Personalized Screening

To help PCPs address patients’ breast cancer screening concerns, surgeon Shoko Emily Abe, MD, FACS, breaks down the multitude of screening directives and modalities, with a focus on the needs of those at average risk and those with dense breast tissue.

Current Menopause Care: Understanding and Explaining a Patient’s Options

Current Menopause Care: Understanding and Explaining a Patient’s Options

Gynecologist Mindy Goldman, MD, offers keys to individualizing care in menopause and beyond by looking at factors ranging from family history to having undergone hysterectomy.