Winning the War on Cancer (Video)
135 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsUniversity of California researchers explain the latest developments in the fight against cancer.
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Understanding and Treating Cancer and Other Diseases Through the Immune System
December 16, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 950 MB VideoInteractive immune systems are at the center of cancer and other diseases. Dr. Matthew Krummel explores how the immune system can regulate cancer progression. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35239]
Does an Aspirin A Day Keep Cancer Away?
November 29, 2019 21:00 - 59 minutes - 676 MB VideoWorldwide there are 550,000 new cases of head and neck cancer a year. Dr. Jennifer Grandis explores prevention and an opportunity for chemo prevention, substances to stop cancer from developing. In particular, she looks at aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35237]
Working with Natural Born Killers: Using Natural Killer Cells to Improve Cancer Immunotherapies
November 19, 2019 21:00 - 13 minutes - 236 MB VideoNatural Killer - or NK - cells are one of our immune systems most potent defenses, able to attack viral infections and destroy cells that exhibit tumorigenic characteristics. UC San Diego physician Dr. Dan Kaufman, who has specialized in treating blood cancers for over 20 years now leads a research group at the UC San Diego Stem Cell program that is using induced pluripotent stem cells to generate NK cells that are targeted to destroy cancer cells. With the goal of providing safer, more effec...
Thyroid Nodules - Cancer Risk Factors and Radiation Exposure (Chernobyl Fukushima)
September 23, 2019 21:00 - 4 minutes - 68.6 MB VideoThe most common lumps or swellings in the neck are enlarged lymph nodes. But it can be something else. Dr. Wen Shen, endocrine surgeon at UCSF discusses cancer risk factors and the history of radiation exposure in relation to thyroid nodules. Series: "UCTV Tips" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35230]
3D Bioprinted Model for Metastatic Brain Tumors
July 17, 2019 21:00 - 46 minutes - 469 MB VideoCancer becomes highly dangerous when it spreads from its original site to a different vital organ. These secondary tumors called metastases are what kill most patients. Despite hundreds of years of research, it is not understood why, where, and how cancer spreads to organs like the brain. Lawrence Livermore Lab scientist describes how they bring together cancer biology, 3D printing and material science, to understand and hopefully prevent metastases in the future. Series: "Lawrence Livermore ...
Gene Edited Cells: Next Generation of Cancer Therapeutics
June 30, 2019 21:00 - 58 minutes - 491 MB VideoKhalid Shah, MS, PhD discusses translating biological therapies into clinical care. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34912]
Demystifying Clinical Trials in Prostate Cancer - 2019 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference
June 08, 2019 21:00 - 24 minutes - 280 MB VideoDr. Rahul Aggarwal, is a genitourinary oncologist practicing at UCSF. Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34964]
Working With Your Primary Care Physician - 2019 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference
June 08, 2019 21:00 - 8 minutes - 104 MB VideoDr. Joseph Scherger is a family medicine doctor in La Quinta, California. Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34969]
Prostate Cancer Genetics 101 - 2019 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference
June 08, 2019 21:00 - 20 minutes - 245 MB VideoDr. Felix Feng is Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, Depts. of Urology and Medicine; Vice Chair for Faculty Development and Director of Translational Research, Department of Radiation Oncology, UCSF. Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34962]
Prostate Cancer: Evaluation and Management of Low Risk Disease - 2019 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference
June 08, 2019 21:00 - 34 minutes - 410 MB VideoLow Risk Localized Prostate Cencer: Genomic Tests, Focal Treatment and Active Surveillance with Dr. Peter Carrol, UCSF, and Dr. Leonard Marks, UCLA. Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34967]
Prostate Cancer: The ABCs of Initial Evaluation - 2019 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference
June 08, 2019 21:00 - 19 minutes - 224 MB VideoDr. Peter Carroll is co-director of urologic cancer at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and chair of the Department of Urology at UCSF. Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34961]
Managing the Side Effects of Prostate Cancer and its Treatment - 2019 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference
June 08, 2019 21:00 - 35 minutes - 403 MB VideoAlan Shindel, MD, Michael Rabow, MD, Nannette Perez, NP Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34973]
Management of Bone Metastases and Bone Health in Patients With Prostate Cancer - 2019 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference
June 08, 2019 21:00 - 17 minutes - 197 MB VideoDr. Rahul Aggarwal, Oncologist, UCSF. Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34970]
Introduction and Welcome - 2019 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference
June 08, 2019 21:00 - 15 minutes - 191 MB VideoOpening of 2019 Prostate Patient Conference. Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34960]
Intermediate and High-Risk Prostate Cancer - 2019 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference
June 08, 2019 21:00 - 29 minutes - 347 MB VideoIntermediate and High-risk Disease and multimodal therapy with Matt Cooperberg, MD; Mack Roach, MD; Eric Small, MD; James Yu, MD Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34968]
Disease Location Imaging and Risk Assessment - 2019 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference
June 08, 2019 21:00 - 31 minutes - 367 MB VideoDisease Location and Risk Assessment: the scientific tools available to help with clinical decision making. Panelists: Peter Carroll, MD; Matt Cooperberg, MD; Felix Feng, MD; Tom Hope, MD. Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34966]
Diet and Exercise: Living With Prostate Cancer - 2019 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference
June 08, 2019 21:00 - 26 minutes - 315 MB VideoThe role of diet and exercise in addressing prostate cancer with June Chan, UCSF. Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34972]
Systemic Therapies for the Treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer - 2019 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference
June 08, 2019 21:00 - 38 minutes - 448 MB VideoRahul Aggarwal, MD and Eric Small, MD. Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34971]
The ABCs of Androgen Deprivation Therapy - 2019 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference
June 08, 2019 21:00 - 23 minutes - 273 MB VideoDr. Eric Small, Professor of Medicine; Urology; and Chief, Department of Medicine/Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSF. Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34965]
Approaches to Treatment Decision-Making - 2019 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference
June 08, 2019 21:00 - 39 minutes - 458 MB VideoPractical tips for the consumer including how to approach decision-making from patients. Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34975]
Access to Care and Optimizing Care Received From Community Physicians - 2019 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference
June 08, 2019 21:00 - 34 minutes - 393 MB VideoMerel Nissenberg, Esq; Thomas Kirk; Brad Ekstrand, MD; David Lowther, MD Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34974]
Prostate Cancer Immunotherapy - 2019 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference
June 08, 2019 21:00 - 27 minutes - 313 MB VideoDr. David Oh is a clinical fellow in hematology/oncology at UCSF discussing immunotherapy for prostate cancer. Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34963]
PRRT-Where Are We Now and What’s on the Horizon? - 2019 Bay Area Neuroendocrine Tumor Patient Conference
February 28, 2019 21:00 - 22 minutes - 273 MB VideoThomas Hope, MD. Associate Professor, Abdominal Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, UCSF. Series: "Neuroendocrine Tumor Patient Conference - UCSF" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34551]
NET Basics: Types of NETS Common Treatments and What You Should Know About Your Tumor - 2019 Bay Area Neuroendocrine Tumor Patient Conference
February 28, 2019 21:00 - 33 minutes - 404 MB VideoEmily Bergsland, MD. Professor of Clinical Medicine, UCSF; Associate Director for Education, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; Ernest Rosenbaum, MD, Endowed Chair in Medical Oncology, UCSF Series: "Neuroendocrine Tumor Patient Conference - UCSF" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34549]
Recent Advances and Ongoing Clinical Trials - 2019 Bay Area Neuroendocrine Tumor Patient Conference
February 28, 2019 21:00 - 20 minutes - 249 MB VideoPamela L. Kunz, MD. Assistant Professor of Medicine (Oncology), Stanford University Medical Center. Series: "Neuroendocrine Tumor Patient Conference - UCSF" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34552]
Imaging Basics-CT MRI SPECT/PET - 2019 Bay Area Neuroendocrine Tumor Patient Conference
February 28, 2019 21:00 - 19 minutes - 228 MB VideoThomas Hope, MD. Associate Professor, Abdominal Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, UCSF. Series: "Neuroendocrine Tumor Patient Conference - UCSF" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34550]
Stress and Cancer: From Science to Personal Perspective - 2019 Bay Area Neuroendocrine Tumor Patient Conference
February 28, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 762 MB VideoSonia Lupien, PhD (University of Montreal) explores the science behind stress, our biology, and illness. She discusses the importance of reducing stress in our lives and provide practical tips to cope with stress. Series: "Neuroendocrine Tumor Patient Conference - UCSF" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34471]
Why Is There a Lump in My Neck and Do I Need to Worry?
January 23, 2019 21:00 - 59 minutes - 603 MB VideoThe most common lumps or swellings in the neck are enlarged lymph nodes. But it can be something else. Dr. Wen Shen, endocrine surgeon at UCSF, explores the symptoms of head and neck cancers and what you should be looking for. Successful treatment depends on early detection. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34161]
Cancer Across the Tree of Life: New Insights into an Ancient Disease
September 19, 2018 21:00 - 28 minutes - 275 MB VideoAcross the tree of life, we can trace cancer vulnerabilities back to the origins of multicellularity. Cancer is observed in almost all multicellular phyla, including lineages leading to plants, fungi, and animals. However, species vary remarkably in their susceptibility to cancer. Amy Boddy (UCSB Integrated Anthropological Sciences Unit) discusses how this variation in cancer susceptibility is characterized by life history trade-offs, as cancer defense mechanisms are a major component of a bo...
Food is Medicine: The Krupp Endowed Fund at UC San Diego
July 13, 2018 21:00 - 10 minutes - 176 MB VideoFood is medicine. That insight inspired the late rancher and developer Dick Krupp to endow one of the largest funds of its kind to support integrative nutrition research at UC San Diego. As Gordon Saxe, MD, the director of UCSD’s Center for Integrative Nutrition and others explain, the Krupp-funded projects focus on how diet and natural therapeutics can help reduce or cure common health problems. Among the projects featured – feeding cancer patients congee, a grain-based porridge to ease the ...
Liver Transplant for HCC in the 21st Century - The Nathan Bass UCSF Liver Transplant Conference 2017
February 06, 2018 21:00 - 26 minutes - 305 MB VideoFrancis Yao, MD, UCSF. Medical Director of the Liver Transplant Program at UCSF Medical Center. Series: "UCSF Transplant Update" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 33244]
The Immune System and Cancer What Are They?
January 29, 2018 21:00 - 3 minutes - 55.2 MB VideoDr. Ezra Cohen joins Dr. David Granet to describe both the immune system and cancer. Series: "Health Matters" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 33297]
Can Zika Virus Treat Glioblastoma?
December 18, 2017 21:00 - 1 minute - 21.1 MB VideoUC San Francisco's Arnold Kriegstein addresses whether the Zika virus could someday be used to kill cancerous brain cells. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 32986]
Breast Cancer: Optimizing Early Detection and Personalized Treatment
December 04, 2017 21:00 - 1 hour - 950 MB VideoBreast cancer screening is important for all women. Get the latest on screening tests for breast cancer and what the current recommendations are. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32934]
Considering BRCA Genes: Knowledge Improves Outcomes
December 04, 2017 21:00 - 52 minutes - 625 MB VideoWhether you know your BRCA status or need to learn more, this gathering of global experts on BRCA mutations and breast cancer will help you understand genetic risks and how they affect health outcomes. Learn more about cancer risks associated with BRCA and new advances in the field. [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 33034]