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Why do people with Werner syndrome develop a narrow set of cancers? Our new preprint, led by Meng Wang: losing the WRN helicase makes TA-rich repeats fragile, and in melanoma the resulting breaks recurrently switch on TERT. With Boris Bastian. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Friday, 10/30 our @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social Seminar Series in Basic and Translational Research | Ramnik Xavier, MD @broadinstitute.org presents "Large-Scale Population Studies to Understand the Gut-Immune Axis" cancer.ucsf.edu/seminars #UCSFCancer Hosted by Jim Wells and @amanglik.bsky.social

Kevan Shokat, a professor of cellular and molecular pharmacology at UC San Francisco (@ucsfcancer.bsky.social), has won the second annual Stephenson Global Prize for research in pancreatic cancer. https://cancerletter.com/conversation-with-the-cancer-letter/20261023_1/

Kudos to Alex Marson, MD, PhD, @marsonlab.bsky.social @gladstoneinst.bsky.social @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social, on being elected to the National Academy of Medicine! @nam.edu Marson is a member of our Cancer Immunology & Immunotherapy Program. nam.edu/news-and-ins... #UCSFProud

Congratulations to Ramin Morshed, David Raleigh, MD, PhD, and their colleagues on receiving the Paper of the Year Award in Tumor from the Congress of Neurological Surgeons! 🏆 🎉 @ucsfradonc.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social journals.lww.com/neurosurgery...

What happens when a rare spinal tumor grows around critical nerves and a major artery? That’s the challenge facing a multidisciplinary team of UCSF specialists in this complex cervical #chordoma case. Watch the full case discussion: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1wu... @ucsfimaging.bsky.social

Grateful to @themarkfdn.bsky.social feature of Endeavor Award team led by @juliacarnevale.bsky.social at @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social w/ peers at @gladstoneinst.bsky.social for research working to bring CAR T therapy to gastric and esophageal cancers. 2025.themarkfoundation.org/rewriting-th...

This Friday, 10/23 our @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social weekly Seminar Series in Basic and Translational Research features with Mario L. Suvà MD, PhD, @harvardmed.bsky.social "Dissecting human gliomas by spatially-resolved single-cell multi-omic" cancer.ucsf.edu/seminars #UCSFCancer

Exciting 2 papers from Vasudevan Lab advancing clinical risk stratification & biomarker discovery for neurofibromatosis (NF)! *Brian Na academic.oup.com/neuro-onc-pe... & *Kanish Mirchia academic.oup.com/neuro-oncolo... @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social @neuroonc.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social

1 in 7 US lung cancer patients has never smoked and cancer researchers are trying to find out why. This @nytimes.com highlights Scarlett Gomez @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social's FANS study which was the first to document high rates in Asian American women who never smoked www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/w...

In a new #NeuroOncologyPractice study, UCSF neurosurgery resident Joseph Chen, MD, neurosurgeon Ramin Morshed, MD, and team show that maximal safe resection is an important part of the multimodal treatment of oligometastic disease. 🔗 academic.oup.com/nop/advance-... @ucsfcancer.bsky.social

This Friday, 10/16 our Seminar Series in Basic and Translational Research continues with Rony Francois, MD, PhD @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social presents "KB1 signaling regulates the inhibitory phosphorylation and binding of RAF to suppress MAPK activity" cancer.ucsf.edu/seminars

At Mission Bay today for the Inaugural Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Symposium, focused on advancing research, collaboration, and patient care for young adults affected by colorectal cancer. @ucsfhealth.bsky.social launched a new program to address this need www.ucsfhealth.org/care/service...

Our 2026-2027 Seminar Series in Basic and Translational Research kicks off this Friday, 10/2! Pavithra Viswanath, PhD @pavithraviswanath.bsky.social of @ucsfimaging.bsky.social presents "Developing an integrated metabolic therapy and imaging strategy for brain tumors." cancer.ucsf.edu/seminars

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UCSF’s Kevan Shokat, PhD, just won the $1M Stephenson Global Prize for research in pancreatic cancer. He cracked KRAS, a cancer driver long considered “undruggable.” Drugs built on his work now treat lung and pancreatic cancer. https://ow.ly/UYuY50ZRSXg

In a new Science Advances study, @sanjeevherr.bsky.social, Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, Todd Hollon, MD, & their colleagues at UCSF & @umich.edu present an AI model that predicts where #glioblastoma is likely to recur, paving the way for earlier, targeted interventions. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

An engaged turnout for today's @zsfgcare.bsky.social Cancer Research Symposium, which brought together @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social researchers, clinicians, and community‑focused leaders to explore how cancer care and research can become more equitable, innovative, and patient‑centered.

On #WorldCancerResearchDay we highlight recent news from our #UCSFGlobalCancerProgram: Strengthening Tracheostomy Care for Cancer Patients in Tanzania globalcancer.ucsf.edu/content/stre...

Your donation to the AACR supports innovative grants and activities that propel progress in cancer research. Take action to accelerate advances in cancer science and medicine: buff.ly/8cxXQV5 #WorldCancerResearchDay

On #WorldCancerResearchDay we highlight recent news from our #UCSFGlobalCancerProgram: Growing Pediatric Cancer Research Capacity in Vietnam globalcancer.ucsf.edu/content/grow...

Today, Sept 23 through Friday, Sept 25th in San Francisco: the 2026 International Invasive Lobular Carcinoma Symposium shares the latest developments in ILC diagnosis, imaging, therapy, and patient management. With Rita Mukhtar, MD, @ucsfhealth.bsky.social, this year’s ILC symposium host.

🎙 #EdBook EIC Dr. Gerald Hsu of @ucsfcancer.bsky.social & Dr. Christopher Booth of Queen's University discuss actionable strategies for clinicians to re-center cancer care on shared decision-making, transparent risk communication, & patient-centered care on #ByTheBook Podcast: https://bit.ly/3Vuahd5

In the latest @cancerletter.com podcast, Dr. Frank McCormick @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social discusses the wider implications of the recent FDA approved the RAS inhibitor, daraxonrasib cancerletter.com/podcastc/202...

Dr. Adil Daud @aporia64.bsky.social discussing promising results from a @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social led trial on a personalized mRNA vaccine for melonoma | Why Novel Cancer Vaccine Tested at UCSF Marks New Treatment Era www.cancerhealth.com/article/nove...

Could lab-grown “teacher cells” help the immune system fight cancer? A new study explores an approach using dendritic cells combined with samples from a patient’s tumor to train the immune system to target cancer. @rblellochlab.bsky.social cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2026/08...

From digital health and drug discovery to imaging, survivorship and epidemiology, nine investigators and teams received awards supporting cancer research projects in the Spring 2026 UCSF Resource Allocation Program cycle. @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2026/08...

Three decades after UCSF pioneered active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer, a new study finds the vast majority of veterans with the diagnosis now pursue monitoring instead of treatment. @dr-coops.bsky.social cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2026/08...

Can patient-derived “mini organs” help predict how breast tumors will respond to treatment? New research combining organoids with biomarker-associated treatment responses could help pave the way for more personalized therapy. cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2026/08...

Congratulations to Harish Vasudevan Lab on its first R01 to study neurofibromatosis tumor suppressors in nerve sheath tumors! Learn more here: reporter.nih.gov/search/n0B0c... @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social

@ucsfstemcell.bsky.social Why we believe this paper is so important: www.cell.com/cell-stem-ce...

Still time to register for Taste for the Cure: A Taste of Science on October 11th. @ucsfhealth.bsky.social will be sharing info on breast cancer prevention, treatment, survivorship, and wellness through engaging talks, cooking demos, and more. Free! Register: cancer.ucsf.edu/special-even...

We are conducting a survey of young people asking about their attitudes to tanning and sun-protection! Please encourage anyone 16-28 y old to answer! @ucsfscy @ucsfcancer.bsky.social

Saturday, Oct 24th, the 9th Annual NOVA12SF walk. This 12 mile community walk represents the 12% of women diagnosed with breast cancer. Benefits breast health programs and navigation at @zsfgcare.bsky.social and other community groups. More info on how to join, or support: nova-12-sf.org #SFCAN

Great to have UCSF neurosurgeon Jacob Young, MD, walk us through an awake brain surgery! This unique learning experience through our NIH-funded T32 Training Program in Translational Brain Tumor Research is designed to strengthen communication between scientists & clinicians. @ucsfcancer.bsky.social

A new study showed the vast majority of veterans diagnosed with early prostate cancer pursue active surveillance vs option instead of treatment. @ucsfcancer.bsky.social #pcsm #oncology www.onclive.com/view/for-ear...

A big congratulations to @ucsfhealth.bsky.social neuro-oncologist Jennie Taylor, MD, MPH, on being elected as the neurology representative on the Society for Neuro-Oncology's Board of Directors! 🎉 #UCSFProud @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @neuroonc.bsky.social

On the cover of the Journal of Neurosurgery, Jacob Young, MD, Mitchel Berger, MD, & team show that by using a transcortical approach with cortical & subcortical mapping, neurosurgeons can safely maximize the extent of resection for insular gliomas. @ucsfcancer.bsky.social thejns.org/view/journal...

Terrific interview with Charly Craik @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social on collaboration between academics and industry for cancer research. via @asbmb.bsky.social

Reminder: 2026 Taste for the Cure: A Taste of Science is coming up October 11th. @ucsfhealth.bsky.social experts will be sharing info on breast cancer prevention, treatment, survivorship, and wellness through engaging talks, cooking demos, and more. Free! Register: cancer.ucsf.edu/special-even...

A truly incredible first paper from Julia's lab finally out in @nature.com! Just one of many big things to come from her group. @gladstoneinst.bsky.social @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social @parkerici.bsky.social

August 20: Learn how the latest prostate cancer research could impact your care. Register for the free virtual 6th UroToday Journal Club for Patients featuring expert discussion and patient-focused insights. Moderated by @dr-coops.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social calendar.ucsf.edu/event/6th-ur...

Kudos to Rosalyn Sayaman, PhD @ucsfhealth.bsky.social on receiving a Career Catalyst Research Grant @susangkomen.bsky.social to use I-SPY2 trial data to explore how genetic factors may affect Tx response for patients w/ high-risk, early-stage breast cancer #UCSFProud www.komen.org/blog/komens-...

Adam Blaisdell, MD, PhD, of @ucsfcancer.bsky.social has been selected as an IGNITE fellow by the Cancer Research Institute #oncology www.onclive.com/view/ucsf-ca...

WATCH: Kelsey Natsuhara, MD, of @ucsfcancer.bsky.social discusses the rationale for waiting for radiographic progression before switching breast cancer therapy. See our breast cancer page for more insights! #bcsm #oncology www.onclive.com/clinical/bre...

Frank McCormick, PhD, FRS, DSc (Hon), @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social on his vision for preemptively treating KRAS-driven precancerous lesions, differences between KRAS allele subtypes, and where the field is headed over the next decade. www.cancernetwork.com/view/how-kra...

Dr. Roarke Kamber of @ucsfcancer.bsky.social has been named a 2026 Pew-Stewart Scholar. #AACIUpdate: www.aaci-cancer.org/aaci-update-... #Awards #Honors

📅 Aug. 20: Stay up to date on the latest advances in prostate cancer care. Join the free virtual 6th UroToday Journal Club for Patients, moderated by @dr-coops.bsky.social and featuring expert discussion. @ucsfhealth.bsky.social calendar.ucsf.edu/event/6th-ur...