- From the Director
The future of cancer treatment rests in targeted therapies -- "smart" drugs that take aim at the proteins, enzymes and pathways unique to cancer. (read article...)
- Targeted Therapies Have Cancer in the Crosshairs
The future of cancer treatment rests in targeted therapies -- "smart" drugs that take aim at the proteins, enzymes and pathways unique to cancer. (read article...)
- Much More Than a Survivor
Man beats chronic myeloid leukemia with a revolutionary pill that targets the mutation causing the cancer. (read article...)
- Focusing on Prostate Cancer Research
The National Cancer Institute has designated the UCLA prostate cancer program as a site of research excellence. (read article...)
- Profile: Dr. James Economou
Deputy Director James Economou brings together specialists from different UCLA departments to unite on a common goal: finding better ways to prevent, detect and treat cancer. (read article...)
- Scientific Standout: (read article...)
These scientific standouts are battling cancer on all fronts from the lab to the clinic.
Dr. Carolyn Britten: Testing the newest therapies
Dr. Ren Sun: Studying how viruses may cause cancers
Dr. Lawrence Bassett: The future of breast cancer screening
Dr. Denise Aberle: Finding better ways to detect lung cancer
- Shouldering the Heavy Burden of Cancer
Minority and under-served patients gain access to leading-edge cancer treatments under new partnership linking the Jonsson Cancer Center to Drew University. (read article...)
- New Faculty
Four new faculty members join the team of renowned scientists and physicians at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center. (read article...)
- CORE
Seven new facilities allow cancer center investigators to stay on the leading-edge of science. (read article...)
- Award-Winning Faculty
Jonsson Cancer Center scientists win grants for their outstanding research efforts. (more...)
- News of the Center
UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center named Best in the West for the fourth consecutive year. (read article...)
- Making Connections
Lorena Iniguez is the voice of the Jonsson Cancer Center's clinical trials referral service. (more...)
- The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation
Ways to help advance cancer research and recent gifts of note. (more...)
- On the cover: "Smart" drugs such as Herceptin and Gleevec, unlike the non-discriminating chemotherapy approach, take aim at the proteins, enzymes and pathways unique to cancer. They seek to fix what is broken in a cancer cell, leaving the healthy cells alone. (view cover...)
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