🥳¡Felicidades! We are so proud to welcome Dr. Jesse Nodora as our new Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement at UC San Diego Health Moores Cancer Center! Learn more about Dr. Nodora's long career in public health, #cancer prevention & championing the underserved: t.e2ma.net/message/wimt7i…

In light of actress Olivia Munn’s recent breast cancer & double mastectomy announcement, Lisa Madlensky, PhD, genetic counselor UC San Diego Health, discusses the breast cancer risk assessment tool that Munn credits for saving her life: bit.ly/3UL9rWP

Join us for #ClinicalTrials Patient Appreciation Day on 5/21. UC San Diego Health Moores Cancer Center is hosting this free event for patients and caregivers. Explore the benefits, risks and myths of clinical trials and learn how to make informed choices about standard care. RSVP ⬇️
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#NationalCancerResearchMonth : Moores and UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers received $6.7 million in grants to develop a new, noninvasive way to track tumor immune cells through their inflammatory activity in #headandneckcancer patients: bit.ly/3TKGIQ1

Dr. Robert Signer (Robert Signer) has been selected as a winner of the 2024 ISEH Janet Rowley Award for his outstanding research contributions. He will be receiving this accolade at the Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago this September.

April is #EsophagealCancerAwarenessMonth ! Knowing the signs early on can help save your life. Click here to learn more about our nationally-ranked esophageal cancer program: bit.ly/49VsbaU

Rana McKay wins the 2024 Christopher G. Wood Rising Star Award at IKCS Europe
Rana McKay Kidney Cancer UC San Diego Health Moores Cancer Center Yüksel Ürün Toni Choueiri, MD

#AACR #ASCO #Cancer #KidneyCancer #OncoDaily #Oncology #ProstateCancer #UroOncology

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A @ucsdmedschool study found using #AI for patient message replies didn't cut physician response time. But it eased cognitive load by providing empathetic drafts for docs to edit, sparing them from starting afresh. 💻 bit.ly/4cYInuc #HealthTech

#TBT : The anticipation of tomorrow's San Diego Padres game takes us back to AACR research night when Moores Cancer Center helped raise funds for #CancerResearch while supporting our home team!

Debra Melikian lost her son Merak to a rare GIST called SDH-deficient, a short time after losing her husband to paragangloima. She's since dedicated herself to raising awareness and research funding led by Jason Sicklick at @UCSDCacner. Learn more: bit.ly/WomenInRARE

Head and neck cancer is the term given to cancers that start in cells found in the head and neck region.
#UCSDHealth is a national leader in designing #ClinicalTrials , expanding treatment options and giving access to the latest head and neck therapies. health.ucsd.edu/care/cancer/ca…

UC San Diego School of Medicine has been ranked #5 for NIH funding among public medical schools!

Reported by the 2023 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR) rankings, UC San Diego has also secured several top spots in NIH funding.

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#TesticularCancer is the leading cancer in young men. It is highly treatable, especially when caught early. Regular self-exams and awareness are key. #TesticularCancer AwarenessMonth #UCSDHealth

Learn the signs and symptoms. ⏬ go.ucsd.edu/3VVqXss

Join us at Moores Cancer Center for Clinical Trials Patient Appreciation Day! Explore clinical trials, hear inspiring survivor stories, & connect with fellow patients and caregivers. Don't miss this FREE event and RSVP: bit.ly/4aQi73o #ClinicalTrials #PatientAppreciation

Dr. Luis G. Carvajal-Carmona discussing 'Bench to Community Approaches to Advance Cancer Health Equity' with our Moores Members as a part of our Min Chiu Li lecture

Professors Arshad Desai and Karen Oegema uncovered the pathway behind the #mitotic stopwatch, which times the halting of division in risky cells and is often dysregulated in cancer. This new knowledge may help bolster mitosis-targeting cancer therapeutics: bit.ly/3xxPv0t

We are grateful to UC San Diego Health Moores Cancer Center for hosting the 2024 #AACRGlobalScholars after a week of forming connections and sharing cutting-edge cancer science at #AACR24 .

Excited to welcome scientists from 9 countries via the Global Scholar-in-Training Awards (GSITA) program to MCC for the AACR Annual Meeting 2024! Up next: poster presentations highlighting their cancer research projects. #GSITA #AACR2024 #CancerResearch 🌍🔬

Philanthropists Amy and Bill Koman were among those selected as 2023 Chancellor's Medalists for their life-long dedication to curing #cancer . Their work has continued to bring our researchers, physicians, and patients closer together. Learn more here: bit.ly/4aDyeRS

Truly an honor to receive this designation alongside extraordinary colleagues and mentors. Thank you #ASCO . #FASCO UC San Diego Health Moores Cancer Center