Below are the 2005 news releases from UC Davis Health System's Public Affairs Office. To contact the office, call (916) 734-9040.

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FACING HER SECOND FORM OF CANCER, 8-YEAR-OLD RESOLVES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
January 6, 2005 — Francesca Arnaudo was 6 when she lost a bone in her right arm to osteosarcoma. Now 8, the Ripon third-grader learned just before Christmas that she has a second form of cancer, leukemia. One of the gymnastics enthusiast's first concerns: that chemotherapy for her leukemia will cheat her of the chance to participate in St. Baldrick's day, held each March to raise money for childhood cancer research.

FACING HER SECOND FORM OF CANCER, 8-YEAR-OLD RESOLVES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
January 6, 2005 — Francesca Arnaudo was 6 when she lost a bone in her right arm to osteosarcoma. Now 8, the Ripon third-grader learned just before Christmas that she has a second form of cancer, leukemia. One of the gymnastics enthusiast's first concerns: that chemotherapy for her leukemia will cheat her of the chance to participate in St. Baldrick's day, held each March to raise money for childhood cancer research.

TOWN RAISES $1 MILLION TO FIGHT CANCER
February 28, 2005 — Like most communities, Auburn, Calif., has seen its share of cancer. But this Gold Rush-era town has done something perhaps no similar-sized city has accomplished. In a little less than four years, the community has raised a million dollars for cancer research.

STUDY ON POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IN CHILDREN UNDER WAY
February 10, 2005 — Physicians and researchers in the Department of Psychiatry at UC Davis Medical Center are seeking participants for a research study on posttraumatic stress disorder in children.

CAR-SEAT SAFETY INSPECTION TO HIGHLIGHT CHANGE IN LAW, KICK OFF CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK
February 9, 2005 — Health-care, public safety and law enforcement representatives will discuss a change in California’s car-seat law.

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR UC DAVIS STUDY OF NEW ASTHMA MEDICATION
March 30, 2005 — Patients with mild-to-moderate asthma and atopic dermatitis (eczema) are needed for a UC Davis study that will investigate how a newly approved, injectable medication for the disease works.

MANY WOMEN AT HIGH RISK FOR BREAST CANCER RELUCTANT TO TAKE TAMOXIFEN TO REDUCE THEIR RISK
April 18, 2005 — Among women at high risk for breast cancer, fewer than one in five were inclined to take the drug tamoxifen to prevent the disease, according to researchers at the UC Davis School of Medicine and Medical Center.

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GIRL SCOUTS TO DELIVER 1,057 BOXES OF THIN MINTS, SAMOAS, TAGALONGS TO LOCAL KIDS WITH CANCER
April 12, 2005 — "Buy a box for yourself, buy a box for local kids and families fighting cancer."

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U.S. REP. DORIS MATSUI TO ANNOUNCE MAJOR FEDERAL GRANT FOR ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH
May 31, 2005 — U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui will announce a multimillion-dollar federal grant to UC Davis Cancer Center. The grant will fund projects in Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Honolulu and Boston.

STUDY DEMONSTRATES LONGEST REPORTED SURVIVAL RATE FOR LOCALLY ADVANCED LUNG CANCER PATIENTS
May 16, 2005 — An investigational chemoradiation regimen has achieved the best long-term survival rates yet reported in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer, according to results of a Phase II Southwest Oncology Group study presented today at the 41st annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

PUBLIC LECTURE: “NATURAL PRODUCTS IN THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF PROSTATE CANCER”
May 12, 2005 — Nutriceuticals to fight prostate cancer? It’s more than an idle notion. Ralph deVere White, director of the UC Davis Cancer Center and assistant dean for cancer programs at UC Davis, will report on the latest research into nutritional approaches in the prevention and treatment of prostate cancer at 4 p.m. on Monday, May 16, in the main lecture hall in Surge III, located at the corner of Hutchison Drive and Bioletti Way on the Davis campus.

UC DAVIS CENTER FOR HEALTHY AGING PRESENTS 'VIVA LA SALUD'
May 12, 2005 — The UC Davis Center for Healthy Aging will host Viva La Salud 2005, a Spanish-language lecture series that addresses issues facing older Latino adults and their family members.

BREAST CT REACHES CLINICAL TESTING: MAY IMPROVE ON MAMMOGRAPHY
May 10, 2005 — A new breast screening technology that may be able to detect tumors earlier than mammography — without the need for uncomfortable breast compression — is being tested in patients at the University of California, Davis, Medical Center.

UC DAVIS CANCER CENTER TAKES PART IN NATIONAL EFFORT TO BUILD "WORLD WIDE WEB" OF CANCER RESEARCH
May 5, 2005 — UC Davis Cancer Center is partnering with the National Cancer Institute to build the cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG), a virtual network intended to link individuals and institutions around the world in hopes of accelerating cancer research.

12TH ANNUAL GOLF FORE KIDS CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT SET
May 2, 2005 — The 12th annual Golf Fore Kids tournament to raise money for the UC Davis Children’s Hospital CAARE Diagnostic and Treatment Center will be held Monday, June 6 at the Rancho Murieta Country Club.

UC DAVIS HOSTS STEM-CELL PANEL DISCUSSION
May 2, 2005 — A panel of medical experts, legislative advocates and community representatives will discuss the impact of Proposition 71 and how cutting edge stem-cell research programs will be developed.

FIREFIGHTERS BURN INSTITUTE DONATES $1 MILLION TO UC DAVIS REGIONAL BURN CENTER
June 30, 2005 — Thirty years after it helped create the UC Davis Regional Burn Center, an organization of Sacramento-area firefighters has donated $1 million to help build a new center that will double the size of the current facility and consolidate all burn services in a single location.

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FIREFIGHTERS BURN INSTITUTE DONATES $1 MILLION TO UC DAVIS REGIONAL BURN CENTER
June 29, 2005 — Fire fighters who raised $1 million throughout Sacramento and Northern California through the "Fill the Boot for Burns" campaign and other efforts in 2004 will announce their donation to the UC Davis Regional Burn Center.

TOBACCO LINKED TO 63 PERCENT OF CANCER DEATH BURDEN AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN
June 13, 2005 — A new analysis links tobacco smoke to 63 percent of cancer deaths among African-American men in the United States.

SUBJECTS NEEDED FOR STUDY OF ORAL MEDICATION FOR MEMORY IMPAIRMENT
June 7, 2005 — Do you find you are more forgetful as you get older?

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NATIONAL CANCER SURVIVORS DAY WALK, CELEBRATION
June 3, 2005 — National Cancer Survivors Day (www.ncsdf.org), honoring the 9 million Americans who are living with a history of cancer.

KICK OFF SUMMER FUN WITH ART AND WINE AT "A TASTE OF FAIR OAKS"
June 2, 2005 — Wineries, breweries, restaurants and artists from the Sacramento region will celebrate "A Taste of Fair Oaks."

UC DAVIS CANCER CENTER AWARDED $5.5 MILLION TO REDUCE CANCER DISPARITIES IN ASIAN AMERICANS
June 1, 2005 — UC Davis Cancer Center has received $5.5 million from the National Cancer Institute to lead a new nationwide effort aimed at reducing cancer in Asian Americans. U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui announced the grant at a press conference Wednesday morning.

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CHILDREN WHO ARE BEATING CANCER ADD THEIR HANDPRINTS TO "HOPE ON WHEELS” SUV AT UC DAVIS CANCER CENTER
July 27, 2005 — "Hope on Wheels,” a national tour that raises awareness and contributes funds to support pediatric cancer research, is stopping at UC Davis Cancer Center to donate $50,000 and to gather the names and handprints of children who are battling — and beating — cancer.

NATURALLY OCCURRING ASBESTOS LINKED TO LUNG CANCER
July 12, 2005 — Everyday exposure to naturally occurring asbestos increases the risk of developing malignant mesothelioma, according to a study by UC Davis researchers.

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MAJOR STUDY LINKS NATURALLY OCCURRING ASBESTOS TO MESOTHELIOMA
July 8, 2005 — UC Davis researchers will report results of the largest study to examine the cancer risk posed by everyday exposures to asbestos fibers in naturally occurring geologic asbestos deposits. They will put this risk in perspective and recommend a public-health approach to address the risk.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR UC DAVIS STUDY OF NEW ASTHMA MEDICATION
July 7, 2005 — Patients with mild-to-moderate asthma and atopic dermatitis are needed for a UC Davis study that will investigate how a newly approved, injectable medication for the disease works.

MORE THAN A THIRD OF WOMEN WITH OVARIAN CANCER REPORT SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE AT LEAST FOUR MONTHS BEFORE DIAGNOSIS
August 22, 2005 — Ovarian cancer is often thought of as a silent killer, coming to the attention of physicians only at its late stages when prognosis is poor. But according to a new study by UC Davis researchers, four in 10 women with ovarian cancer have symptoms that they tell their doctors about at least four months — and as long as one year — before they are diagnosed.

"2ND SATURDAY - WITH A CAUSE" TO RAISE FUNDS FOR LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA RESEARCH
August 18, 2005 — Enjoy food, refreshments, live music, a raffle and silent auction on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Return to the Secret Garden, 10119 Fair Oaks Blvd. in Fair Oaks.

KIDS LEARN STRATEGIES FOR AVOIDING DOG BITES THROUGH UNIQUE EDUCATION PROGRAM
August 17, 2005 — A lot of kids don’t know how to meet a dog. Stephanie Flaherty, chief resident and pediatrician with the UC Davis Medical Center, is working hard to change that.

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SAFETY TIPS HELP CHILDREN AVOID DOG BITES
August 16, 2005 — UC Davis Medical Center has treated 105 dog-bite victims since July of last year.

UC DAVIS CANCER CENTER DIRECTOR NAMED PRESIDENT-ELECT OF SOCIETY OF UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY
August 11, 2005 — Ralph deVere White, director of the UC Davis Cancer Center, has been named president-elect of the Society of Urologic Oncology, the leading organization dedicated to developing new treatment strategies for urologic cancers.

TRIATHLON CHALLENGES KIDS TO BE HEALTHY AND HAVE FUN
August 8, 2005 — UC Davis Children’s Hospital and Kohl’s department store have partnered to sponsor the Davis Kids Triathlon, which is the largest triathlon for youth in the country.

"PAINTING FOR MIRACLES" EXHIBIT FEATURES ART INSPIRED BY HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN
August 5, 2005 — More than 20 regional artists representing diverse creative styles—graffiti art, multi-media, air brush illustration and more—will exhibit their work at the “Painting for Miracles” reception, art show and silent auction.

NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE AWARDS $14 MILLION TO UC DAVIS CANCER CENTER, RENEWS CENTER'S DESIGNATION
August 2, 2005 — The National Cancer Institute, the nation's top cancer research organization, has renewed its designation of UC Davis Cancer Center for five years.

MILD-TO-MODERATELY OVERWEIGHT ADULTS NEEDED FOR ASTHMA STUDY
September 22, 2005 — UC Davis researchers are seeking mild-to-moderately overweight men and women in good health to participate as control subjects in a study of the potential benefits of magnesium supplements on asthma.

UC DAVIS CENTER FOR HEALTHY AGING PRESENTS "HEALTHY LIFESTYLES 2005," MULTICULTURAL HEALTH SUMMIT
September 21, 2005 — "Healthy Lifestyles 2005: Empowering Women of All Cultures", a free community health summit featuring screenings, workshops and entertainment.

UC DAVIS STUDY ASSESES IMPACT OF SMOKING IN CALIFORNIA'S KOREAN AND CHINESE COMMUNITIES
September 6, 2005 — A UC Davis Cancer Center study of California's Korean and Chinese communities shows that more than one in four Korean men smokes, a rate 46 percent higher than for California men overall, that Korean and Chinese women smoke at higher rates the longer they live in the United States, and that Korean and Chinese children are more likely than California kids overall to be exposed to secondhand smoke at home.

RESEARCHERS REPORT NEW DRUG-DELIVERY APPROACH
October 31, 2005 — Researchers at UC Davis Cancer Center and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have developed a promising new method of delivering targeted radiotherapy drugs to cancer patients. A report of their work appears in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences for the week of Oct. 31-Nov. 4.

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KVIE SPECIAL TARGETS CHILDHOOD OBESITY, FEATURES UC DAVIS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL’S WEIGHT-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
October 27, 2005 — KVIE's locally produced series “ViewFinder” features the issue of childhood obesity and the alarming rise of weight-related health issues among children and teenagers.

UC DAVIS LOOKING FOR BETTER WAYS TO CONTROL CANCER PAIN
October 27, 2005 — Physicians and other cancer specialists working with the UC Davis Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care are stepping up their efforts to find more effective pain management techniques thanks to a $1.5 million grant from the American Cancer Society.

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SOLO WALK ACROSS AMERICA TO RAISE MONEY FOR AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY REACHES SACRAMENTO
October 25, 2005 — Eric Latham, a 23-year-old from Richmond, Va., left Nags Head, N.C., on foot on April 14 for a cross-country walk that has taken him through more than 140 towns and cities in 12 states.

RAISING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS IN NATIVE AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN, ASIAN AMERICAN AND ISLAMIC WOMEN
October 21, 2005 — UC Davis has received $124,500 from the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to fund breast-cancer education programs for minority women in Sacramento and to help newly diagnosed breast cancer patients prepare for treatment at UC Davis Cancer Center.

TIME TO CLOSE IN ON A CURE
October 20, 2005 — The Brighton Collectibles Store in the Galleria at Roseville will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of each “breast cancer awareness bracelet” purchased at the store during the month of October to breast cancer research at the UC Davis Cancer Center.

WORLDWIDE ACTION WEEK PUTS BONE AND JOINT PROBLEMS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
October 17, 2005 — October 12-20 marks the fifth annual action week for the "Bone and Joint Decade," with events and activities around the world highlighting the impacts muscle and skeletal disorders and injuries have on millions of children, adults and the elderly.

CYCLE OF INSPIRATION: SACRAMENTO ARCHITECT BRINGS STRENGTH TO OTHER CANCER SURVIVORS
October 12, 2005 — Diagnosed with uterine cancer at age 35, Pam Whitehead found inspiration in Lance Armstrong's book, “It's Not About the Bike."

UC DAVIS CANCER CENTER ANNOUNCES $35 MILLION EXPANSION PROJECT — CENTER TO NEARLY DOUBLE IN SIZE
October 4, 2005 — UC Davis Cancer Center has announced a $35-million expansion project that will nearly double the center's size to 109,000 square feet. Now operating at capacity, the Cancer Center cares for 9,000 adult and pediatric patients each year, with outpatient visits increasing 6 percent annually.

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UC DAVIS CANCER CENTER TO ANNOUNCE $35 MILLION EXPANSION PROJECT; CENTER WILL NEARLY DOUBLE IN SIZE
October 3, 2005 — UC Davis Cancer Center will announce a $35-million expansion project that will nearly double the center’s size, expanding treatment, infusion, clinical research, patient education and faculty areas.

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ART GALLERY EXHIBIT BENEFITS UC DAVIS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL CHILD LIFE PROGRAM
October 3, 2005 — Sacramento artist Patrick Dullanty, who died of cancer in 2004, was known for his stylish and colorful depictions of Valley scenes and familiar landmarks.

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ASSESSING CALIFORNIA’S EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
October 3, 2005 — From Hurricane Katrina to Capitol Hill, issues surrounding the health of the nation's emergency medical systems — everything from preparedness to critical care services — remain a top concern for the general public and health-care workers alike.

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CONGRESSWOMAN MATSUI PROMOTES EARLY LITERACY AT UC DAVIS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
November 23, 2005 — A successful school-readiness program at UC Davis Children's Hospital provides free age-appropriate English- or Spanish-language books to children during visits to their pediatricians.

JOAN GIBONEY TREE OF HOPE ORNAMENT SALE TO RAISE MONEY FOR CANCER RESEARCH
November 18, 2005 — Help raise money for cancer research — and add unusual designer ornaments to your tree at the same time — at the annual Joan Giboney Tree of Hope "untrimming" party and ornament sale in the UC Davis Cancer Center lobby on Thursday, Dec. 15.

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LIVING STRONG...LIVING WELL
November 16, 2005 — Lance Armstrong Foundation helps fund new fitness program for cancer survivors.

UC DAVIS RESEARCHERS DISCOVER GENETIC SWITCH INVOLVED IN CELLS' RESPONSE TO RADIATION THERAPY
November 15, 2005 — UC Davis Cancer Center researchers have discovered a genetic switch that causes cancer cells to become more sensitive to a drug administered to enhance radiation therapy effectiveness.

UC DAVIS RESEARCHERS SHED NEW LIGHT ON HOW CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED LEUKEMIA DEVELOPS
November 15, 2005 — Topoisomerase II inhibitors are among the most successful chemotherapy drugs used to treat human cancer.

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO AND UC DAVIS CANCER CENTER TEAM UP FOR CANCER PREVENTION
November 9, 2005 — Leaders from California State University, Sacramento and UC Davis Cancer Center have signed an agreement to create a “Partnership to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities Through Education, Research and Training” that pairs the UC Davis Cancer Center's Outreach Research and Education Program with departments in Sacramento State's College of Health and Human Services.

UC DAVIS PHYSICIAN AND FOOD SCIENTIST NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR FOOD ALLERGY STUDY
November 9, 2005 — People with food allergies are needed for a UC Davis study intended to develop an educational program to help physicians and patients better manage their conditions.

SUBJECTS NEEDED FOR STUDY OF STEROID-INDUCED OSTEOPOROSIS
November 7, 2005 — UC Davis researchers are seeking men and women taking low doses of steroid medications who may have low bone density to participate in a study of the potential benefits of two drugs, parathyroid hormone (PTH) and Risedronate, on steroid-induced osteoporosis.

DRUG DEVELOPED AT UC DAVIS MAY PREVENT BREAST CANCER, TREAT POST-MENOPAUSAL VAGINAL ATROPHY
November 1, 2005 — A tamoxifen-like drug developed by UC Davis and Finnish researchers, now in clinical testing as a treatment for vaginal atrophy, may also help to prevent breast cancer, two preliminary studies suggest.

UC DAVIS RESEARCHERS COLLABORATE TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF TOURETTE SYNDROME
December 22, 2005 — Researchers in neurology, psychology and genetics at UC Davis are launching a collaborative research program on Tourette syndrome.

SPIKE IN CHILD-ABUSE CASES SPURS PEDIATRICIANS, ABUSE PREVENTION SPECIALISTS TO REMIND FAMILIES OF RESOURCES
December 21, 2005 — In the past few weeks, UC Davis Children's Hospital has treated seven children who were victims of abuse, three of whom died from their injuries. UC Davis pediatric intensive care specialists today are joining forces with experts from the Child Abuse Prevention Council of Sacramento to raise awareness, prevent more injuries and remind families that community resources are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

NOVEL STRATEGIES NEEDED TO BOOST CANCER CLINICAL TRIAL PARTICIPATION AMONG BLACKS AND ASIAN AMERICANS
December 20, 2005 — The better informed people are about cancer clinical trials, the more likely they are overall to consider participating in a trial, according to a UC Davis study published in today's issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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JOAN GIBONEY TREE OF HOPE “UNTRIMMING PARTY” RAISES FUNDS FOR CANCER RESEARCH
December 14, 2005 —  The Joan Giboney Tree of Hope “Untrimming Party” to raise funds for breast cancer research at UC Davis. The annual event is put on by Thea Giboney and Corrine Christensen in memory of their mother, Joan Giboney, a Lodi interior decorator.

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HAIR-OPTIONAL HOLIDAY PARTY FOR KIDS WITH CANCER
December 8, 2005 —  Pediatric cancer patients undergoing treatment at UC Davis Cancer Center, along with their siblings, parents, doctors and nurses, will be treated to a holiday party this afternoon by the Sacramento Active 20/30 Club with help from the Roseville-based Keaton Raphael Memorial.

BREAST CT IS MORE COMFORTABLE THAN MAMMOGRAPHY AND MAY DETECT TUMORS BETTER, RESEARCH SHOWS
December 2, 2005 — Breast CT, an investigational technology for early breast cancer detection, may be better than mammography at detecting breast lesions and is much more comfortable for women, researchers from the University of California, Davis reported today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago.

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