A passion for patient care led Lorraine Evangelista into nursing, but through research she is finding a way to make a greater impact, especially for those who suffer from heart disease. Evangelista has gained national recognition for her involvement in studies to help people with heart conditions, and her latest…
UCI Health is seeking people of Asian descent with lung cancer to participate in a clinical trial of a drug that targets non-small cell lung cancer. The trial is part of an effort by UC Irvine oncologist Dr. Ignatius Ou and others to tailor chemotherapy by taking advantage of genetic…
Doctors from UC Irvine’s Department of Urology are taking issue with the revised prostate cancer screening guidelines issued this week by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which calls for eliminating the PSA blood test as a screening tool for most men. A rising level of PSA, or prostate-specific antigen…
UC Irvine Regional Burn Center will begin distributing customized home fire safety kits to patients the center treats, thanks to a $16,075 grant from SullivanCurtisMonroe Insurance Services in Irvine and Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company. The grant will fund the center’s new Burn Prevention To-Go program – 175 kits that include…
As a specialist in skin disorders and cancers, UCI Health skin cancer specialist Dr. Janellen Smith sees firsthand what too much sun can do. Sunburns and accelerated skin aging are common results, but excessive sun exposure also can be deadly. Each year, more than 1 million Americans are diagnosed with…
Every six minutes, an American woman is diagnosed with ovarian, cervical, endometrial or other type of gynecologic cancer. Of the more than 88,000 American women who will be diagnosed with some form of gynecologic cancer this year, about one-third will die from their disease, according to the American Cancer Society…
Ovarian is the deadliest of the gynecological cancers, primarily because it usually is not discovered until it has metastasized, or spread. Treatment is most effective when cancer is detected early. At UC Irvine's Ovarian Cancer Center, doctors are using a novel treatment that targets and kills hidden ovarian cancer cells…
IN THE NEWS: Public radio station KPCC-FM aired a segment addressing Dr. Robert Bristow's recent presentation about racial and economic disparities in ovarian cancer care: Their study of 50,000 women with ovarian cancer found that race and income play a role in ovarian cancer survival, specifically that African American and…
IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register took a look at an invention by UC Irvine Professor Fan-Gang Zeng to help ease the discomfort of tinnitus suffers: The ringing can be loud, constant and debilitating, depriving sufferers of sleep and concentration, even triggering depression. It’s known to doctors as tinnitus…
Poor women and African Americans with ovarian cancer are less likely to receive the highest standards of care, leading to worse outcomes than among white and affluent patients, according to a study of 50,000 women presented by UC Irvine’s Dr. Robert Bristow at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s annual meeting…
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