The radiation oncology and imaging center is the first in Orange County to offer biology-guided radiation therapy, which sends up-to-the-minute “signals” locating cancer cells in the body.
A USC-licensed startup biomedical company and a Keck Medicine of USC neurosurgeon focused on treating brain cancer are taking their invention public. Such collaborations are an important way for researchers to bring promising treatments to patients.
A USC-led study uses artificial intelligence to analyze genetic mutations and improve cancer treatment strategies.
The treatment would be the first gene therapy for glioblastoma to use a novel, more precise delivery system that is less likely to harm non-cancerous cells.
USC researchers found an association between levels of PFAS in drinking water and the incidence of certain digestive, endocrine, respiratory, and mouth and throat cancers.
A clinical trial offered by Keck Medicine of USC uses steam rather than surgery or radiation to potentially destroy cancer cells for certain patients.
The Leapfrog Group, a leading national patient safety watchdog organization, again honors the hospital for quality and safety.
The majority of American adults are unaware that HPV can cause throat cancer and are not taking advantage of the one proven method for prevention — the HPV vaccine, USC research finds.
Among cancer survivors, male patients ages 15-39 have the highest rate of death by suicide, USC research finds.
For USC Dornsife’s Peter Kuhn, the battle against cancer is personal as well as scientific.
