At-Home Colorectal Cancer Screening: What You Should Know
Colonoscopy remains the gold standard for colon cancer screening, but at-home tests are an attractive alternative that may increase screening rates.
Don't Delay Urgent Health Needs
Urgent health needs won't wait for the COVID-19 pandemic to pass—and neither should you. Pain, cancer, diabetes, and heart problems need consistent treatment and management. When i...
Cedars-Sinai Magazine / Mar 08, 2021
Active Surveillance for Thyroid Cancer
For patients with tiny, localized thyroid cancers, the standard of care is surgery. But Cedars-Sinai investigators are exploring the benefits of a different approach.
Discoveries / Mar 02, 2021
Study Sheds Light on How Cancer Spreads in Blood
Cancer exists to spread, transported via the bloodstream by particles called extracellular vesicles. These particles are known to help cancer metastasize, but exactly how this happ...
Supporting Cancer Patients Through a Comforting Retail Space
Pre- and post-mastectomy garments and compression garments for women and men, including head coverings, are just some of the carefully curated items available at the new retail the...
Study: Robotic Surgery Improves Survival for Some Oral Cancer ...
Removing malignancies from these sensitive areas requires a precise touch. New Cedars-Sinai research shows that adding the exact control of a robotic system is associated with impr...
Discoveries / Feb 23, 2021
Cedars-Sinai Study Leverages Oncology Research to Improve Outc...
For patients with pituitary tumors who have exhausted standard treatment protocols, there are few therapeutic options. It's those patients who were top of mind at the Cedars-Sinai ...
Faces of Cedars-Sinai: Oncologist Dr. Arsen Osipov
Meet medical oncologist Dr. Arsen Osipov! After spending his residency years at Cedars-Sinai, he returned to to take a new role in the Pancreas Cancer Research Group, part of the S...
A Double-Edged Sword: Inflammation and Your Health
Inflammation is the body's defense against injury and infection but, left unchecked, it can ravage organs and trigger disease. Cedars-Sinai scientists are seeking ways to dampen th...
Discoveries / Feb 12, 2021
Researcher Has Fascination with the Unseen in Cancer
Blandine Victor feels strongly that science, understanding the unseen, must be grounded in making tangible differences—one reason she feels strongly about working toward addressing...
Discoveries / Feb 11, 2021
Four Years Later, Couple Reflects on Shared Cancer Journey
During her last chemotherapy treatment, breast cancer survivor Jessica St. Clair learned her husband, Dan O'Brien, had advanced-stage colon cancer. The couple shares how they survi...
Lowering the Age For Colorectal Cancer Screening
As colorectal cancer rates steadily increase in people under 50, Cedars-Sinai investigators are seeking out better ways to screen younger adults for the disease. Read more.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Dec 14, 2020
Faces of Cedars-Sinai: Dr. Kenneth Kim
As the Division Director for Gynecologic Oncology and Chair of the Committee for Oversight of Training and Education, Dr. Kenneth Kim brings his expertise and unparalleled experien...
The Liver/Cancer Connection
When cancer spreads, the liver is one of its favorite go-to targets. It's the most common site for metastases from cancers of the pancreas and colon. When prostate cancer spreads, ...
Discoveries / Oct 12, 2020
Faces of Cedars-Sinai: Hematologist-Oncologist Dr. Noah Merin
Meet Dr. Noah Merin, hematologist-oncologist in the Cedars-Sinai Blood and Marrow Transplant Program. September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month, and we talked to Dr. Merin to learn...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Sep 28, 2020
