breast cancer

Slamon’s innovations, including his work developing the breast cancer drug Herceptin, helped shape a new era in cancer therapy.

A therapeutic sponge the size of a pencil eraser boosted tumor-fighting responses in mice and kept cancer from returning.

UCLA researchers found that women’s reports of cognitive issues were related to higher levels of an inflammatory marker in the body called CRP.

A UCLA team recommends state-level policy changes to improve health insurance coverage, participation in clinical trials and access to palliative care.

Research brief: Chats on social media can serve as a timely source of data for policymakers aiming to enhance care and outcomes.

Since first appearing in 2011, #BCSM has been used on the social media platform more than 830,000 times.

The drug combination should be a first line of treatment, UCLA researchers say.

The prominent cancer researcher is honored for his invention of the breast cancer drug Herceptin.

The system could help reduce errors in differentiating ductal carcinoma in situ, a noninvasive type of cancer, from breast atypia.

“This trial was unique because it looks at younger women who haven’t gone through menopause,” said Dr. Sara Hurvitz, the study’s lead author.

The driving force behind the development of Herceptin will split a $1 million prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Sjöberg Foundation.

The six-year-long study about endocrine treatment is contrary to expectations.

Researchers found that lower activity of an enzyme that helps maintain cells’ health along with DNA damage were associated with worse cognitive performance, such as attention and motor skills.

The findings may help to offer better solutions for preventing and managing fatigue.

UCLA participates in #PinkLA, in which buildings throughout the city are illuminated for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The next step is to determine why the numbers are so low and find ways to increase those rates of testing.

UCLA Anderson’s Elisa Long, informed by personal experience, parses data to help those mulling mastectomy and gynecological surgeries to reduce cancer risk.

Three fact sheets recommend that legislators enact changes to help patients and survivors — particularly low-income women — who face serious obstacles to care.

UCLA’s Christopher Childers says the relevant genetic mutations can be easily detected through blood or saliva analysis.

UCLA researchers found that with estrogen therapy for menopause, taking a pill versus wearing a patch on one’s skin doesn’t affect risk or benefit.

UCLA study shows that slow-moving meditation practice works just as well as talk therapy, and better than medication.

Customized treatment plans are particularly important for lower-income women, who tend to have less access to high-quality health care.

Every year as Californians file their state income taxes, they have an opportunity to help University of California researchers and others in the fight against cancer.

California State Senate will discuss barriers, such as difficult-to-navigate health system, inadequate insurance, and cultural misconceptions, as well as possible solutions Jan. 12.

UCLA study showed positive results for palbociclib when used in combination with letrozole and without the side effects of traditional chemotherapy.