In the News
Below are news releases* and up-to-date information relating to cancer, medical advances, promising research studies and the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
News Releases
General News
- New Drug Reduces Tumor Size in Women with Advanced Hereditary Ovarian or Breast Cancer (August 11, 2010)
- Nationally-Recognized Oncologist Joins Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute (July 8, 2010)
- Cedars-Sinai's Women's Cancer Research Institute Recognized as One of the Nation's Top Centers for Gynecologic Oncology National Publication Releases List of Top 10 Programs (May 22, 2009)
- Renowned Cedars-Sinai Cancer Specialist Awarded Inaugural Endowed Chair - Howard M. Sandler, MD, Receives First Ronald H. Bloom Family Chair in Cancer Therapeutics (May 8, 2009)
- Howard M. Sandler, MD, Named Chair of Radiation Oncology (December 2008)
- Cedars-Sinai Surgical Oncologist Dr.Farin Amersi Awarded Unique Patent
- Steven Piantadosi, MD, PhD, Named Inaugural Phase One Foundation Chair in Cancer Research at February 6 Ceremony (February 7, 2008)
- Cedars-Sinai's Beth Karlan, MD, Named Editor-in-Chief of Society of Gynecologic Oncologist's Medical Journal (September 21, 2007)
- Renowned Cancer Researcher Named as First Director of Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute (April 19, 2007)
Cancer News
Cancer (General)
- Trilogy Image-Guided Radiosurgery System Precisely Targets Tumors and Lesions Near The Spinal Cord and Other Critical Structures (October 1, 2008)
- New Class of Targeted Cancer Drugs Show Promise in Slowing the Progression of Recurrent Prostate Cancer, Say Cedars-Sinai Researchers (February 15, 2007)
- Allan W. Silberman, MD, PhD Named to Gottlieb Chair in Surgical Oncology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (October 27, 2005)
- Study Identifies Which Patients Will Not Respond to Treatment with Targeted Cancer Drug (August 8, 2005)
- Canine Cancer Survivor Reports for Duty as a Volunteer in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Pet Visitation Program (January 5, 2005)
Brain Tumors
- Radiosurgery Allows Doug Fieger of The Knack to Perform While Battling Brain Tumors (May 11, 2007)
- Researchers Indentify Genes That Allow Brain Cancer-Causing Stem Cells to Resist Treatment (December 14, 2006)
- Gamma Knife Technology Now Available at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, New Center Adds to Comprehensive Cancer Treatment Options (November 28, 2006)
- Synthetic Version of Scorpion Venom Delivers Radioactive Iodine to Malignant Brain Tumors (July 28, 2006)
- Treatment for Deadly Brain Tumors and Infections Discovered by Researchers at Board of Governors Gene Therapeutics Research Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (March 22, 2006)
- Marrow-Derived Stem Cells Deliver New Cytokine to Kill Brain Tumor Cells, Offer Protection (March 1, 2006)
- Researchers Break Chain of Biochemical Events that Brain Cancer Cells Use to Evade Therapy (February 3, 2006)
- Researchers Find That Combined Gene Therapy Eliminates the Deadly Brain Cancer Glioblastoma Multiforme in Laboratory Studies (August 15, 2005)
Gynecologic Cancers
Kidney and Liver Cancers
Lung Cancer
- Exercise Instructor Back on the Job Five Days after Minimally Invasive Lung Cancer Surgery (July 12, 2006)
- Minimally Invasive Surgery May Increase Options for Octogenarians with Some Lung Cancers (December 5, 2005)
Prostate Cancer
- Prostate Cancer Patients Sought for Database as Part of Joint Effort at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center in Inglewood (August 11, 2006)
- Potential Prostate Cancer Treatment Improvements Discovered by Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (March 20, 2006)
- Pepper Component Hot Enough to Trigger Suicide in Prostate Cancer Cells (March 15, 2006)
Sarcoma
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