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UCSD Newsroom: At Initial Cancer Diagnosis, a Deeply Personalized Assessment

UCSD Newsroom: Chatter Between Cell Populations Drives Progression of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors 

NORD Announces This Year’s Heroes of Rare Disease: The 2021 Rare Impact Award

FDA Awards 12 Grants to Fund New Clinical Trials to Advance the Development of Medical Products for the Treatment of Rare Diseases

La Jolla’s Annual Luau and Legends of Surfing Invitational Raises $720K for Cancer Research

‘Longboard Luau’ Helps the Short on Hope: Tickets on Sale for La Jolla Cancer Research Benefit.

Personalizing Precision Medicine with Combination Therapies Improves Outcomes in Cancer

Publication in “Predatory” Journals May Come at a Price

Jason Sicklick Receives James IV Traveling fellowship

Debra Melikian is a mother on a mission

GIST Tumors Linked to NF1 Mutations, Genetic Testing Needed
Medical Xpress, HealthCanal, Scienmag, eCancer News, Science Newsline

Small Intestine GIST Associated with Better Prognosis in Younger Patients
ASCO Cancer in the News, Science Newsline, HealthCanal, eCancer News, The Medical News, Health Medicine Net, Reuters, Science Daily

New Gene Fusions and Mutations Linked to Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Researchers Identify New Drug Target for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
Medical Xpress, Eureka Alert, Lab Medica, Longroom

Researchers Identify New Drug Target for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
DailyRx News, Medical Xpress, CheckOrphan, Oncology Central, US Pharmacist

Novel Imaging Model Helps Reveal New Therapeutic Target for Pancreatic Cancer
Medical News Today, Science Newsline, Science Codex, KPBS, The Medical News and Times of San Diego

ASCO Cancer in the News, AGA Today in Medicine, Medscape Medical News, MIMS, Science Daily, Science Newsline, and eCancer News
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Study Shows Certain Gastrointestinal Tumors Associated with Higher Mortality
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Underappreciated Cause of Bowel Obstruction Should Be Included in Surgical Assessments.

Medscape “Study: With GIST Patients, Be Vigilant for Other Cancers” by Fran Lowry

Patients with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors at Higher Risk of Other Cancers.
The ASCO Post, Medscape, EurekAlert (AAAS), ScienceDaily, Medical Xpress, Medical Web Times, Demanjo, HCP Live, Association of American Cancer Institutes, and Medscape in Focus

New At-Risk Group Identified for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
The ASCO Post, Med India, Science Newsline, Medical News Today, The Medical News, HealthCanal, MDLinx.com

Bike Benefit Helps Fund Cancer Study” U-T San Diego

Research Shows Minimally Invasive Surgery Rates Triple for Pancreatic Disease

Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy Yields Better Outcomes
News Daily, Innovations Report, HealthCanal, ScienceDaily and Medical Xpress

UC San Diego Health System Receives National Achievement Award for Cancer Program: American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer Recognizes Quality Care

La Jolla Physician Named Cancer Liaison

Novel Cancer Surgery Enabled by NOTES Tools.

Cholesterol Could be Key to Treating Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

Liver Cancer Linked to Cellular Repair Pathway.