Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati will oversee cancer prevention strategies, screening and treatment in East L.A. communities in her new role at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Three USC Viterbi scientists fight the disease with CAR T cell therapy, which was named 2018 Advance of the Year.
USC researcher to investigate how exercise impacts cognitive function in women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy.
Federal grant will address disease in Latinos and African-Americans, and help train the next generation of cancer researchers.
The Trojan Family shows its admiration for Taylor Hammond, a boy with a fighting spirit and sense of humor, while spreading the word about the importance of registering to be a bone marrow and stem cell donor.
USC analysis shows that 15- to 39-year-olds had the best survival of any age group for many years after HIV/AIDS-related cancers are taken into account.
USC’s Christina Dieli-Conwright awarded $4 million grant to see if activity improves prognosis for survivors of the disease.
Potentially lifesaving breakthrough for women devised by USC-led research team takes big step forward from biopsies and microscopes.
Research demonstrates the role of the MAO-A enzyme and suggests using antidepressants for treating prostate cancer.
The goal: a navigation tool for oncology teams to select the best treatment options for patients based on the genetic characteristics of their cancer and their own health profile.
Multimillion-dollar effort will look at social stressors and genetics.
Innovative research for retinoblastoma may help children preserve their vision — and avoid risky surgery.
Scientists say the newly discovered intracellular genetic messaging could lead to new approaches for treating diseases.
USC study tracks “walking molecules” that haul away damaged strands.
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center also aims to show what careers are possible as part of a push toward STEM education.
Early identification of the cancer is key — but symptoms usually appear when the disease is in its later stages and no screening method currently exists.
Breaking down broad ethnic and racial categories into more specific groups can sharpen data, according to a Vietnamese medical student’s research.
Knowledge obtained by international team is likely to be useful for prevention of the disease.
USC’s efforts in the community include help from health care professionals who already work with residents.
The Los Angeles Cancer Surveillance Program has improved the understanding, prevention and control of cancer.
Like a smart bomb, the potential treatment delivers a cancer-fighting drug directly to cells, deterring metastasis to the lungs.
Yearlong exercise study at USC examines a population at higher risk for Type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
Cancer researcher and graduating senior Sophie Wix will pursue medical breakthroughs this fall as USC’s first Fulbright scholar to the University of Cambridge and the United Kingdom.
USC researchers dispel myth that tanning is a problem only among white, college-age women.