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After 10 Years on Bone Marrow Registry, Patient Finally Meets Her Match
Krissy Kobata After waiting and searching for over 10 years for a bone marrow match, Krissy Kobata, 40, was finally readying for her transplant when she faced another devastating blow...
COVID-19: Advice for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers
Sanjeet Dadwal, M.D. As the number of people infected with COVID-19 increases across the U.S., cancer patients are concerned about how this virus might affect them.   It is becoming...
Tips on surviving isolation from patients who have been there
With California’s safer-at-home order extended until at least May 15, many people are starting to reach their wits’ end in dealing with this unexpected social isolation. There is a group...
TGen develops COVID-19 test
Since mid-January, the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, has been part of the worldwide effort to conduct testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus causing...
Factors driving the rise of colon cancer in the young
Many were stunned to learn of the recent death from colon cancer of Chadwick Boseman, star of the 2018 film “Black Panther.” Boseman was just 43, and many think of colon...
New grad school deans share ambitious vision
David Ann, Ph.D. Two new deans took the helm of City of Hope’s graduate program on Oct. 1, 2019, determined to attract the best and brightest students from around the...
The latest COVID-19 advice for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers
A year ago, we sought advice for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers on coping with the risks from the COVID-19 pandemic from Sanjeet Dadwal, M.D., chief of City of Hope's Division...
City of Hope to begin CIRM-funded coronavirus study
John Zaia, M.D. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) awarded $750,000 to City of Hope’s John Zaia, M.D., for a clinical study on the use of blood plasma as a...
Researchers explore link between ‘Alzheimer’s gene’ and COVID-19
Scientists are still discovering new things about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, including whether genetics might play a role in how it affects people. One study found that people who...
Female leaders blazing trails at City of Hope
On this Women's Equality Day, City of Hope celebrates its female leaders in science and medicine, including a trailblazer in CAR T cell therapy, a biophysicist who tackles cancer...