March 23, 2020
UCLA Patients Need Blood Donations
Covid-19 Causing Critical Shortage of Blood Donors
Tags: blood donation, blood donor, blood transfusions, cancer, coronavirus, featured, trauma
March 13, 2020
Cancer and COVID-19: What You Should Know
By Denise Heady 
Useful Information about Covid-19 for Cancer Patients
Tags: bone marrow, cancer, coronavirus, featured, transplant
March 9, 2020
By uclahealth 
Colonoscopies Prove Beneficial for Patients
Tags: cancer, cancer free, colonoscopy, featured
February 28, 2020
Jim James: Clinical trial at UCLA gives hope to patient with metastatic melanoma
By Denise Heady
Jim James, an engineer, husband, and father of two teenagers, has always been a “look on the brightside” kind of guy. So it was no surprise when he was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 2018 that he remained positive and grateful to everyone who crossed his path. “There really wasn’t ever a moment that I […]
Tags: cancer, cancer free, cancer survivor, cancer treatment, Dr. Antoni Ribas, featured, immunology, melanoma, UCLA Health
February 25, 2020
Taking the Fight Against Cancer to National TV
By uclahealth
Dennis Slamon, MD and Lilly Tartikoff take their fight against cancer to NBC’s The Kelly Clarkson Show
Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer researcher, cancer, cancer treatment, Dr. Dennis Slamon, UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
February 4, 2020
Surgery Recovery With Less Drugs
By Shula
Hello.This is in regards to how much better I felt in the days following my recent surgery with Dr. Festekjian and his crew on at the Ronald Reagan Medical Center. I felt so different that I felt the need to share it. I have had 5 major surgeries since July under general anesthesia and a […]
Tags: breast cancer, cancer, Dr. Jaco Festekjian, Dr. Nirav Kamdar, featured, patient stories
February 4, 2020
By HR
This has been a very difficult time in my life. It was a shock to discover that I had cancer. Doctors; Zanocco, Famini, and Moriarty were instrumental in not only curing my cancer, they helped to ease my pain, and fears through their authentic connection to me as a human being.Dr. Famini skillfully diagnosed my […]
Tags: cancer, Dr. Kyle Zanocco, Dr. Moriarty, Dr. Pouyan Famini, patient stories
January 3, 2020
By uclahealth
“Where are Santa’s reindeer?” wonders eight-year-old Arturo Hernandez. Santa Claus and the Santa Monica Fire Department visited patients at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital in Santa Monica. Ignicia Varela, Arturo’s mother, reveals Santa’s answer, “They are on the roof. Santa arrives in a helicopter.” She continues, “We’ve been here for more than a year. Arturo has […]
Tags: cancer, featured, Santa Monica Fire Department, sarcoma, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
October 24, 2019
By uclahealth
“I went in for my annual mammogram, and they saw a calcification,” recalls Marjan Shokri, who was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. She chose the UCLA Breast Center, Santa Monica for treatment. “I had two biopsies because the MRI showed one more calcium deposit closer to my nipple. The options were to keep going into […]
Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer screening, breast health, cancer, cancer screening, Dr. Amy Kusske, featured, lumpectomy, mastectomy, UCLA Breast Center Santa Monica
October 23, 2019
Lighting the Night in Remembrance
By uclahealth
“My mom passed away from lymphoma cancer four years ago,” reveals Hilda Zamora, a purchasing coordinator in the department of medicine. “I wanted to give back after her passing, and now that I’m getting over a little of the grief, raising money for the Light the Night Walk seems meant to be. It feels like […]
Tags: blood cancer, cancer, featured, leukemia, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Light the Night Walk
