Cancer News & Insights
Cancer updates, discoveries and announcements from the UCLA Health Newsroom
Patient & Survivor Stories
Volleyball player takes on his toughest opponent: a very rare form of cancer
March 26, 2024
6 min read
PF's Patient Story - Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma
January 18, 2024
2 min read
Interpreting the 5 stages of grief through fashion
November 21, 2023
7 min read
Pioneering surgical approach is a lifesaver for New Jersey resident Andre LaPierre
November 14, 2023
4 min read
Science & Research News
New breast cancer screening recommendations aim to address health inequities, especially among Black women
April 30, 2024
3 min read
UCLA Health urologists will showcase groundbreaking research at the 2024 American Urological Association Annual Meeting
April 24, 2024
3 min read
Prostate cancer screenings encouraged for Black men as early as 40
April 24, 2024
4 min read
FDA approves immunotherapy drug combo for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer after UCLA-led research shows improved outcomes for patients
April 23, 2024
3 min read
Mutations in noncoding DNA become functional in some cancer-driving genes
April 18, 2024
5 min read
Cancer researchers receive Team Science Award from Melanoma Research Alliance
April 16, 2024
2 min read
Advance in immune cell screening uncovers receptors that target prostate cancer
April 15, 2024
4 min read
Dr. Matthew Rettig recognized by VA for contributions to prostate cancer research
April 11, 2024
2 min read
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Honors & Awards
Cancer researchers receive Team Science Award from Melanoma Research Alliance
April 16, 2024
2 min read
Dr. Beth Karlan named NCCN Guidelines Steering Committee Chair
April 12, 2024
2 min read
Dr. Matthew Rettig recognized by VA for contributions to prostate cancer research
April 11, 2024
2 min read
Researchers receive $10.2 million from CIRM to advance CAR T-cell therapy for aggressive cancers
April 10, 2024
2 min read
Healthy Lifestyle
What you need to know about cancer and nutrition: March webinar
February 21, 2024
3 min read
Lesser-known signs of breast cancer
February 14, 2024
3 min read
Second lung cancer in lung cancer survivors: What you need to know
January 8, 2024
4 min read
Do you know the risk factors for pancreatic cancer?
January 3, 2024
5 min read
Ask the Doctors
Researchers use AI to detect pancreatic cancer sooner
February 26, 2024
3 min read
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma considered very treatable
April 19, 2023
3 min read
Cancer support groups can be helpful in battling depression
March 8, 2023
3 min read
Many cancer patients undergoing treatment have ‘chemo fog’
February 20, 2023
3 min read