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Focus: Pancreatic Cancer

February 17, 2017

February 17, 2017

Organized by Agi Hirshberg, the 13th Annual Agi Hirshberg Symposium on Pancreatic Cancer is set to take place Saturday February 25...

Scientific Update: Study Unmasks the Genetic Complexity of Cancer Cells in the Same Tumor

January 10, 2017

January 10, 2017

A new study led by Cedars-Sinai investigators dramatically illustrates the complexity of cancer by identifying more than 2,000 genetic mutations...

John Daum Dies of Cancer at 73

December 15, 2016

December 15, 2016

Mary Nichols and John Daum were California’s environmental odd couple for 46 years of marriage, as she’s the state’s top...

Los Angeles Kings to Conduct Hockey-Fights-Cancer Night at Tonight’s Game

October 25, 2016

October 25, 2016

The Los Angeles Kings will conduct Hockey-Fights- Cancer Night at tonight’s game at Staples Center, part of a monthlong league-...

Dodgers to Conduct Childhood Cancer Awareness Day

September 2, 2016

September 2, 2016

The Los Angeles Dodgers will join the rest of Major League Baseball in conducting the inaugural Childhood Cancer Awareness Day...

VIDEO: OCRF’s Super Saturday is High Fashion event at Santa Monica Airport

June 15, 2016

June 15, 2016

On Saturday June 11th, for the third year in a row, the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) hosted “Super Saturday”...

Worldwide Cancer Support Community Presents “Wig Workshop”

May 16, 2016

May 16, 2016

The Founding Chapter of the Worldwide Cancer Support Community, The Benjamin Center of West Los Angeles, is proud to present...

Mayor Eric Garcetti Voices Support for Firefighter Cancer Registry Act

April 5, 2016

April 5, 2016

Mayor Eric Garcetti spoke at a firefighters union conference Monday in Washington, D.C. about his support for a bill that...

Kings to Hold Hockey Fights Cancer Night

October 23, 2015

October 23, 2015

The Los Angeles Kings will conduct Hockey Fights Cancer Night at tonight’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes at Staples Center,...

UCLA researchers discover signature genetic changes in tumors

January 13, 2015

January 13, 2015

UCLA researchers studying how people with melanoma build up resistances to drugs used to fight it have discovered signature genetic...