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Newswise — Stroke patients require high doses of intensive rehabilitation therapy to improve functional outcomes, but many are unable to access or sustain this care for a variety of reasons. A new study led by Steven Cramer, MD, Professor of Neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and medical director of research…
BYLINE: Denise Heady The UCLA Urology department has been awarded $6 million from the California Department of Health Care Services to continue providing vital care and critical services to underinsured and uninsured Californians diagnosed with prostate cancer. For the next two years, the additional funding will support the 23-year-old IMPACT program—which stands for Improving Access, Counseling, and Treatment…
With time being of the essence for patients facing one of cancer’s most dire complications, UCLA researchers are working to create a new test to detect cancer’s spread to the central nervous system on the same day as the doctor’s visit. When cancer spreads from its primary site, such as the lungs or breast, to…
BYLINE: Denise Heady A new study led by investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has revealed that common breast cancer treatments, including chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery, may accelerate the biological aging process in breast cancer survivors. The findings, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, show that markers of cellular aging—such as…
BYLINE: Denise Heady A new study led by investigators from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has demonstrated a new, non-invasive imaging technique can accurately detect clear-cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common form of kidney cancer. The findings, published in The Lancet Oncology, could greatly reduce the number of unnecessary surgeries and ensure that patients receive…
