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	Gene variations may affect how chemotherapy drugs are metabolized
	Accuracy of mammograms reduced?
	Resources and support for adolescent and young adult cancer patients
	Compact proton therapy machine enters development
	10-year-old cancer survivor named ambassador for children’s hospitals
	UC Davis awarded grant for Latino/a palliative care cancer study
	UC Davis and Turtle Health Foundation expand partnership

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Gene variations may affect how chemotherapy drugs are metabolized
When given the same chemotherapy treatment, why did a group of Japanese lung cancer patients survive longer – yet with a higher rate of side effects – than their U.S. counterparts? ...
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Accuracy of mammograms reduced?
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software designed to improve how radiologists interpret mammograms may actually make readings less accurate, according to new research conducted by investigators at UC Davis ...
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Resources and support for adolescent and young adult cancer patients
Kimberly Hicks knows firsthand what it’s like to be a teen and young adult cancer survivor – three times over ...
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Compact proton therapy machine enters development
Proton therapy is considered the most advanced form of radiation therapy available, but, until recently, size and cost have limited the technology’s use to only six cancer centers nationwide. That is about to change ...
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10-year-old cancer survivor named ambassador for children's hospitals
Francesca Arnaudo, 10, a two-time cancer survivor from Ripon, Calif., has been chosen as California's representative in the Champions Across America tour, an awareness campaign designed to highlight the work of the nation's 170 Children's Miracle Network hospitals ...
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UC Davis awarded grant for Latino/a palliative care cancer study
The American Cancer Society has awarded a two-year, $144,000 grant to UC Davis researchers to develop and test a Spanish-language educational program for Latino/a cancer patients and their caregivers ...
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UC Davis and Turtle Health Foundation expand partnership
The UC Davis Cancer Center has formalized and expanded a partnership with the nonprofit Turtle Health Foundation to improve cancer education, research and training for American Indian tribes and tribal communities ...
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