http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/rss/{$key} UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center news http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/global/images/wordmarks/cancer_center.gif http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/rss/cancercenter UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center news http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7792/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7792 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 10, 2013) - Asian Americans and adult children of foreign-born Asian Americans are invited to a free hepatitis B screening event Sunday, May 19 at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center. Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7792 Dorsey Griffith 2013-05-10T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7784/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7784 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 7, 2013) - Based on a major effort co-led by UC Davis prostate cancer expert Richard Valicenti, the nation’s leading urological and radiation oncology organizations today announced a new guideline for radiation therapy after prostatectomy. Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7784 Dorsey Griffith 2013-05-07T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7563/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7563 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 23, 2013) - In the first study of its kind, lay health workers increased screening rates for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and knowledge about the disease among a group of Asian Americans, known as the Hmong, UC Davis researchers have found. The study appears online today in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7563 Dorsey Griffith 2013-04-23T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7708/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7708 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 15, 2013) - A costly and widely used mammography add-on increases detection of noninvasive and early-stage invasive breast cancer but also makes more mistakes than mammography alone, researchers from UC Davis and the University of Washington have found. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7708 Karen Finney 2013-04-15T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7686/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7686 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 9, 2013) - The most recent in a series of studies from a team at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has shown that a single molecule is at the heart of one of the most basic survival tactics of prostate cancer cells.  Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7686 Dorsey Griffith 2013-04-09T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7671/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7671 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 2, 2013) - A team of UC Davis scientists has found that a product resulting from a metabolized omega-3 fatty acid helps combat cancer by cutting off the supply of oxygen and nutrients that fuel tumor growth and spread of the disease.  Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7671 Susan Mar 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7625/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7625 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 20, 2013) - New research from the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, published in the Journal of Surgical Research, may help clinicians determine which patients are at highest risk for post-surgical blood clots in the legs or lungs. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7625 Susan Mar 2013-03-20T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7619/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7619 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 19, 2013) - UC Davis Medical Center has been named one of “100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs” by Becker’s Hospital Review, a national publication geared to hospital and health system leaders. Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7619 Susan Mar 2013-03-19T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7557/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7557 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 1, 2013) - Frederic A. Troy, II, professor and chair emeritus of biochemistry and molecular medicine, has received a globally competitive research grant from the Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience to better understand structural changes associated with metastasis of adult cancer cells and stem cells. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7557 Susan Mar 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7503/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7503 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (February 20, 2013) - A natural, nontoxic product called genistein-combined polysaccharide, or GCP, which is commercially available in health stores, could help lengthen the life expectancy of certain prostate cancer patients, UC Davis researchers have found. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7503 Susan Mar 2013-02-20T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7426/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7426 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (February 1, 2013) - With radiation oncology treatments, the goal is to hit the tumor with as much ionizing X-ray energy as possible, while sparing adjacent, healthy tissue. Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7426 Susan Mar 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7353/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7353 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (January 11, 2013) - Residents of Kern County, where cancer rates overall are higher than the state average, will now have access to the expertise and experience of UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers and clinicians through a new hospital affiliation. [en español] Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7353 Susan Mar 2013-01-11T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7282/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7282 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (December 14, 2012) - A multicenter study led by researchers at UC Davis describes new, paradoxical characteristics of the most common type of breast cancer. Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7282 Susan Mar 2012-12-14T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7264/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7264 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (December 4, 2012) - Chong Pan has been recognized by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) with a Cancer Clinical Investigator Team Leadership Award. Pan, associate professor of medicine and leader of the cancer center’s urothelial carcinoma initiative, was one of 11 award recipients for FY 2011. Formal recognition of the recipients took place recently at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7264 Dorsey Griffith 2012-12-04T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7189/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7189 (November 28, 2012) - The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center's WeCARE! Cancer Peer Navigators program is expanding to the Central Valley.  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7189 Dorsey Griffith 2012-11-28T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7237/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7237 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (November 28, 2012) - Amid increasing fear of overexposure to radiation from CT scans, a panel of experts has recommended more research on the health effects of medical imaging and ways to reduce unnecessary CT tests, as well as industry standardization of CT machines. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7237 Susan Mar 2012-11-28T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7210/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7210 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (November 16, 2012) - The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center will host a Tweet chat to discuss the latest approaches to lung cancer treatment on Nov. 27 at 1 p.m. in recognition of Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Twitter users are invited to log in and join the conversation about new medical, surgical and radiation oncology approaches to the disease from cancer center  experts. To join, follow #UCDcancerchat. Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7210 Dorsey Griffith 2012-11-16T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7199/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7199 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (November 16, 2012) - Borrowing a thematic page from Time magazine and its annual tradition of identifying an individual or idea that has influenced the events during the year, UC Davis stem cell researcher Paul Knoepfler is seeking nominees for what he's dubbed the "Stem Cell Person of the Year" award. Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7199 Susan Mar 2012-11-16T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7190/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7190 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (November 13, 2012) - In a sobering study published in the journal Environmental Health, researchers at UC Davis and UCLA measured food-borne toxin exposure in children and adults by pinpointing foods with high levels of toxic compounds and determining how much of these foods were consumed. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7190 Susan Mar 2012-11-13T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7149/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7149 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (November 1, 2012) - A team of UC Davis investigators has discovered a protein on the surface of lung cancer cells that could prove to be an important new target for anti-cancer therapy. A series of experiments in mice with lung cancer showed that specific targeting of the protein with monoclonal antibodies reduced the size of tumors, lowered the occurrence of metastases and substantially lengthened survival time. The findings will be published in the November issue of Cancer Research. Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7149 Dorsey Griffith 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7147/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7147 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (November 1, 2012) - UC Davis Health System's Cancer Care Network has concluded its four-year partnership with ValleyCare Health System and Regional Cancer Center. Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7147 Susan Mar 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7104/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7104 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (October 25, 2012) - A team of UC Davis scientists has shown in experimental mouse models that a new drug delivery system allows for administration of three times the maximum tolerated dose of a standard drug therapy for advanced bladder cancer, leading to more effective cancer control without increasing toxicity. Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7104 Dorsey Griffith 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7040/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7040 PHILADELPHIA, Penn. (October 9, 2012) - Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF), along with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), SU2C's scientific partner, announced the formation of a second Dream Team project dedicated to prostate cancer research -- "Targeting Adaptive Pathways in Metastatic Treatment-Resistant Prostate Cancer." Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/7040 Dorsey Griffith 2012-10-09T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6988/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6988 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (September 25, 2012) - UC Davis cancer researchers have discovered significant differences in radiation-therapy response among patients with oropharyngeal cancer depending on whether they carry the human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted virus. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6988 Dorsey Griffith 2012-09-25T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6978/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6978 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (September 21, 2012) - A team of UC Davis investigators, led by Christopher P. Evans, professor and chair of the Department of Urology, has received a $660,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study a promising new approach for treating advanced prostate cancer. Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6978 Dorsey Griffith 2012-09-21T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6865/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6865 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (September 20, 2012) - Led by UC Davis researchers, the first-ever transnational study of Mexico-U.S. migration and smoking has found that U.S.-born Mexican-Americans start smoking at an earlier age but are more likely to quit than their counterparts in Mexico. [en español] Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6865 Susan Mar 2012-09-20T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6961/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6961 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (September 17, 2012) - After 10 years of planning, the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center will open its spacious new wing to patients on Sept. 24. [en español] Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6961 Susan Mar 2012-09-17T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6898/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6898 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (August 21, 2012) - For the second consecutive year, Paul Knoepfler, associate professor of cell biology and human anatomy at UC Davis School of Medicine, has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the St. Baldrick's Foundation to pursue his novel research into the molecular causes of brain tumors in children. Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6898 Susan Mar 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6864/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6864 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (August 9, 2012) - Ramsey Badawi, UC Davis associate professor of biomedical engineering, has won a groundbreaking grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to address whether tumors can be detected when they are two to three times smaller than those detectable using current imaging methods. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6864 Susan Mar 2012-08-09T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6642/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6642 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 16, 2012) - A new epidemiological study led by UC Davis researchers reveals significant racial disparities in the use of non-surgical larynx-preservation therapy for locally advanced laryngeal cancer. Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6642 Dorsey Griffith 2012-07-16T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6755/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6755 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 12, 2012) - UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center and Yoursphere.com have teamed up to create the first of its kind interactive web community that allows young cancer patients and survivors to connect with peers all over the world. [en español]    Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6755 Dorsey Griffith 2012-07-12T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6762/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6762 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 10, 2012) - UC Davis researchers have shown that their specially constructed PET/CT scanner enables better monitoring of the course of inflammatory arthritis - a costly and painful disease. Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6762 Susan Mar 2012-07-10T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6624/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6624 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 2, 2012) - Knowing whether a patient's tumor has this protein biomarker could help doctors determine if a patient should undergo standard treatment or if a more aggressive or alternative therapy may be more effective. [en español] Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6624 Susan Mar 2012-07-02T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6732/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6732 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 27, 2012) - Three multidisciplinary teams of UC Davis researchers have been awarded IDEA grants from the California Breast Cancer Research Program. Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6732 Dorsey Griffith 2012-06-27T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6723/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6723 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 26, 2012) - The University of California Davis Health System announced today that it will partner with the California Department of Public Health to run the day-to-day operations of the California Cancer Registry, one of the world's leading resources for population-based data on cancer. Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6723 Dorsey Griffith 2012-06-26T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6697/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6697 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 18, 2012) - Virologist and pathologist Yuan Chang, who co-discovered two of the seven known human cancer viruses, will discuss "Merkel Cell Polyomavirus: From Pathology to Therapy" as a guest speaker for the 2012 Robert E. Stowell Lectureship at UC Davis. Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6697 Carole Gan 2012-06-18T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6674/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6674 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 12, 2012) - UC Davis radiation oncologist Ruben Fragoso was awarded a $75,000 grant today from Hyundai Hope on Wheels to support his pediatric brain tumor research. The Hyundai Scholar Grant was presented during the Hope on Wheels handprint ceremony outside the UC Davis Health System's Administrative Support Building. Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6674 Susan Mar 2012-06-12T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6671/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6671 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 11, 2012) - Karen Kelly, associate director for clinical research at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been selected as a 2012 fellow with the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6671 Susan Mar 2012-06-11T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6657/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6657 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 5, 2012) - Joy Melinikow and Kenneth W. Kizer, physicians at UC Davis Health System and national leaders in health policy and research, have been appointed to the Let's Get Healthy California Task Force, a group established in response to Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr.'s executive order of May 3 to develop a 10-year plan to make Californians healthier. California Health and Human Services Agency Secretary Diana S. Dooley announced the Task Force members and panel of Expert Advisors on June 4. Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/cancer/6657 Carole Gan 2012-06-05T00:00:00Z