Study finds racial, economic disparities in ovarian cancer care, survival
UC Irvine’s Dr. Robert Bristow finds that African American women and poor women with ovarian cancer have lower survival rates and receive lower standard of care.
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Committed to high-quality cancer care
Dr. Randall Holcombe, chief of UCI’s Division of Hematology/Oncology, has a commitment to healing that has earned a high-quality designation, the first in the state.
Advancing high-tech breast cancer care
Handheld laser scanner developed at UCI improves detection, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.
Gala attracts record $1.6 million in community support for cancer research and patient care
Community and business leaders attending the UC Irvine Health gala, “Healers & Heroes,” on April 26 proved to be the evening’s heroes, donating more than $530,000 in only 15 minutes for an intraoperative radiation therapy device that has the potential to dramatically reduce breast cancer treatment and recovery times for many patients.
UC Irvine Healthcare promotes colorectal cancer awareness
UC Irvine’s Dr. Michael J. Stamos says the nation’s second-leading cause of cancer death is preventable, treatable and curable.
Back in play after cancer scare
Alarmed by an ovarian mass, a soccer mom seeks a speedy resolution at UC Irvine Medical Center.
UCI cancer unit earns high-quality-care designation
Practice is first one in state certified by American Society of Clinical Oncology.
New approach to cancer prevention, care
Increasingly, cancer patients supplement traditional treatments with alternative therapies such as herbs, diet and acupuncture. Unconventional approaches to prevention have gained in popularity, too. But do they work?
Silent partners in improving O.C. healthcare
Chao family support has built UC Irvine Health’s Comprehensive Cancer Center into a community resource … and so much more
Chao family fights cancer with $5 million gift to UC Irvine Health
Noted leukemia researchers to receive endowed chairs established by donation