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Could targeting your
internal clock be key
to slowing cancer?

February 19, 2020 | by Zen Vuong

Using models, City of Hope scientists identified a defective part of the circadian rhythm gene that may result in accelerated breast cancer progression in obese, prediabetic people.

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New grad school deans
share ambitious vision

February 18, 2020 | by Samantha Bonar

Two new deans, David Ann, Ph.D., and Yilun Liu, Ph.D., have taken the helm of City of Hope’s graduate program, determined to attract the best and brightest students from around the nation and the globe.

Research | Education

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New hope for two
of the deadliest cancers

February 17, 2020 | by Maxine Nunes

During awareness month for the diseases, City of Hope specialists discuss the latest developments in the understanding and treatment of rare and aggressive gallbladder and bile duct cancer.

Patient Care

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City of Hope-developed CMV vaccine reduces post-transplant complications

February 14, 2020 | by Letisia Marquez

Results from a study by City of Hope researchers show that patients who underwent a stem cell transplant and received the Triplex vaccine to prevent cytomegalovirus infection were 50% less likely to develop health complications related to the virus than others.

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Blood donor's gift
from the heart leads to love

February 12, 2020 | by Michael Easterling

The first time Wing Kau Fung donated blood, he fainted. Yet, Fung is happy to donate because he knows, firsthand, there is always a great need for it among City of Hope patients.

Patient Care

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Spearheading Action for Better Health Care in Underserved Communities

February 6, 2020 | by Maxine Nunes

Last year, City of Hope convened all of the nonprofit hospitals in the San Gabriel Valley to produce a comprehensive report on health issues in the area, with a pathway to more effective action.

Community

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Brain tumors and cancer: what you need to know

November 1, 2017 | by Denise Heady

Say the words “brain tumor” and most people will likely think of cancer. But there’s reason for optimism - recent advances in screening and treatment, such as CAR T cell therapy, mean patient outcomes and quality of life are continuing to improve.

Research | Patient Care

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Breast ultrasound: Better screening for more women?

January 4, 2016 | by Abe Rosenberg

A just-released study suggests that ultrasound can be as effective as mammograms in detecting breast cancer in women, and even more accurate in some cases.

Featured | Research | Patient Care

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Stomach cancer: Know these 7 risk factors

January 7, 2016 | by H. Chung So

Early-stage stomach cancer is curable – and getting more curable all the time. Better detection gets the credit for that. So does increased knowledge of risk.

Featured | Patient Care

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Cancer insights: Cancer patients are superhuman

June 5, 2017 | by Rahul Jandial, M.D., Ph.D.

In the past seven years at City of Hope, I’ve had the privilege of providing care for many patients with cancer. Quite simply, they are the real superhumans. Please allow me to offer four examples for your consideration, from my personal insight.

Patient Care

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Cancer 2016: More powerful treatments, more individualized approaches

January 1, 2016 | by Tami Dennis

Precision medicine, immunotherapy, clinical trials … 2016 will be a year of many changes in science and medicine – and nowhere is this more obvious than in the field of cancer research.

Research | Featured | Patient Care

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Cancer insights: The social, psychological and financial impact of cancer

January 13, 2016 | by Vijay Trisal, M.D., F.A.C.S.

We have made tangible advances in technology and have a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of the drivers of cancer. This has advanced our ability to interrupt the growth of cancer. However, we need to take a step back and seriously examine the social and psychological harm that the disease can cause.

Patient Care

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New funding for CAR T cell study gives brain cancer research a boost

October 26, 2015 | by City of Hope

Brain cancer is one of the toughest foes a doctor can face. It’s a tenacious form of cancer, inoperable in some cases and lethal in many. But at City of Hope, researchers are exploring new ways to conquer the most serious types of brain tumors in a clinical trial that deploys a patient’s own modified T cells to target cancer at the tumor site.

Research | Patient Care

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Struggling with chemo brain? 7 tips that will help

February 3, 2016 | by Nancy Brands Ward

As an editor for more than 20 years, Erin Michaela Sweeney was adept at helping people find the right words to express themselves. But after five rounds of chemotherapy, she found herself using the imprecise word “thingy” in sentences to refer to objects whose name she couldn’t remember.

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Antibodies discovery could revolutionize the treatment of cancer

February 2, 2016 | by Elise Lamar

Stat, Myc, Myb, Fos, Ras, and Fox: Those bland monosyllables, unfamiliar to most of us, command the respect and fear of oncologists and cancer researchers worldwide. Why? Because they name proteins that drive uncontrollable cell division, metastasis, and/or drug resistance in numerous cancers.

Research | Featured