Wenzel gets $1.9 million to create ovarian cancer app

Lari Wenzel, UC Irvine professor of medicine and public health, has received a $1.9 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to create and study the use of a new, personalized approach to shared treatment decision-making for newly diagnosed ovarian cancer patients.

New technology makes breast cancer surgery more precise at UC Irvine

Device used during breast cancer surgery permits surgeon to determine whether the entire tumor was removed.

UCI chemists devise inexpensive, accurate way to detect prostate cancer

Early screening for prostate cancer could become as easy for men as personal pregnancy testing is for women, thanks to UC Irvine research published today in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Dr. Daniela Bota

New front in fight against brain cancer

Experimental vaccine trains immune system to target remaining tumor cells after surgery, chemo

UC Irvine opens clinical trial of novel treatment for brain cancer

Experiemental vaccines hold promise to slow the return of glioblastoma multiforme. UC Irvine begins enrolling patients in DCVax trial.

Study points to potential for improvement in the care, quality of life of epilepsy patients

Epilepsy review by UC Irvine neurologist and colleagues shows that identification and treatment of psychiatric, cognitive and social comorbidities is necessary to enhance quality of care and quality of life.

Drug combo better for common type of metastatic breast cancer, UCI-led study finds

Postmenopausal women with the most common type of metastatic breast cancer now have a new treatment option that lengthens their lives, according a study led by UCI oncologist Dr. Rita Mehta and conducted by the Southwest Oncology Group.

Targeting ovarian cancer

Dr. Robert Bristow finds disparities in access to the top-quality care that boosts survival.

Settlement to fund elder abuse awareness effort in long-term-care facilities

UCI experts will train staff and support nursing home residents.

Pacific Breast Care, Dr. Alice Police strengthen women’s health services with UC Irvine affiliation

Orange County’s preeminent breast health center joins forces with UC Irvine, which will provide access to comprehensive cancer center and clinical trials.