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A personalized roadmap to treat kidney cancer
Experts at City of Hope and Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) are using one of the world’s most comprehensive genomic analysis tools to map out personalized treatment plans for metastatic...
New cervical cancer screening guidelines signal major shift
Since screening for cervical cancer was first initiated in the 1950s, the number of deaths from this disease has been drastically reduced. Nevertheless, nearly 14,000 women will be diagnosed with invasive...
Skin cancer in people of color: Assessing risks and taking action
It's a common fallacy that skin cancers do not affect people with darker skin tones, but recent studies show a somewhat different reality. While it is true that, as a...
‘Truly a privilege’: Meet nursing pioneer Anne Ireland
Anne Ireland Anne Ireland, M.S.N., R.N., was looking to make a move to a major cancer center, and California was calling out to her.  She was director of clinical practice...
City of Hope wins two awards for excellence in patient care
City of Hope recently received two national awards for excellence in inpatient care — the 2019 Guardian of Excellence award and the 2019 Pinnacle of Excellence award — from Press...
Neck cancer survivor determined to give back
Brent Loescher has the calm, cool, quiet “just doing my job” demeanor you’d expect from a 21-year U.S. Army veteran with a tour of Iraq under his belt and a...
City of Hope opens trial for cancer patients with COVID-19
City of Hope is investigating an innovative treatment for cancer patients with COVID-19 by repurposing leflunomide, an anti-inflammatory drug for rheumatoid arthritis that is inexpensive and has few serious side...
Couples Coping With Cancer: A new approach
A cancer diagnosis can seem to change everything — and all too often, intimate relationships are affected by the stress and strain. Clinicians in City of Hope’s Department of Supportive Care Medicine had...
Teen patient pursuing medical career after beating leukemia
City of Hope is committed to providing an exceptional, individualized care experience for patients, and Anya Shah is one example of someone who was treated so that today she can...
‘Triple Threat’ oncologist leads clinical trials, pushes for diversity
“Bullets were flying.”   Hardly the answer you expect when asking the question, “Why did you become a doctor?”   But for Miguel Villalona-Calero, M.D., a world-renowned oncologist and researcher...