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UC San Diego First to Test Cancer Drugs in Space Using Private Astronaut Mission

May 22, 2023

The latest space experiments from UC San Diego and Axiom Space will explore therapies for breast and colorectal cancer aboard the ISS, and monitor astronauts’ stem cell health over time.

Evolution May Be to Blame for High Risk of Advanced Cancers in Humans

December 8, 2020

Compared to chimpanzees, our closest evolutionary cousins, humans are particularly prone to developing advanced carcinomas — the type of tumors that include prostate, breast, lung and colorectal cancers — even in the absence of known risk factors, such as genetic predisposition or tobacco use.

Nanoparticle Vaccine Could Curb Cancer Metastasis to Lungs by Targeting a Protein

October 18, 2023

UC San Diego engineers have developed an experimental vaccine that could prevent the spread of metastatic cancers to the lungs. Its success lies in targeting a protein known to play a central role in cancer growth and spread, rather than targeting the primary tumor itself.

Vitamin D Increases Breast Cancer Patient Survival

March 6, 2014

Breast cancer patients with high levels of vitamin D in their blood are twice as likely to survive the disease as women with low levels of this nutrient, report University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers in the March issue of Anticancer Research.

Harnessing Cancer’s Methylation Footprint for More Precise Diagnosis and Prognosis

June 27, 2017

…Medicine, with colleagues in Xijing Hospital and Sun Yat-sen Cancer Center in China, report that DNA methylation can provide effective markers for at least four major cancers, not only correctly differentiating malignant tissues from normal, but also providing information on prognosis and survival.

Health Care and Construction Workers Create Pink Ribbon For Breast Cancer Awareness

September 30, 2014

More than 600 health care and construction workers donned pink hard hats while forming a giant human ribbon at the UC San Diego Jacobs Medical Center construction site today in support of National Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Crystal Structure Reveals How Curcumin Impairs Cancer

July 9, 2018

…inhibition of DYRK2 that impairs cell proliferation and reduces cancer burden.

Tumor Suppressor Mutations Alone Don’t Explain Deadly Cancer

August 3, 2014

…recognized as being associated with more aggressive forms of cancer, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found evidence suggesting that the deleterious health effects of the mutated gene may in large part be due to other genetic abnormalities, at least in squamous cell head…

Greater Levels of Vitamin D Associated with Decreasing Risk of Breast Cancer

June 15, 2018

…of vitamin D are associated with decreasing risk of breast cancer. Their epidemiological study is published in the June 15 online issue of PLOS ONE, in collaboration with Creighton University, Medical University of South Carolina and GrassrootsHealth, an Encinitas-based nonprofit organization that promotes vitamin D research and its therapeutic benefits.

Social Risks Impede Cancer Screening, Even with Access to Care

December 12, 2024

Researchers at UC San Diego and collaborating organizations have revealed disparities in cancer screening rates for individuals with social risks, even when patients have regular access to care through a community health center.

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