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David Tom Cooke recognized for care and compassion in medicine
Dr. David Cooke, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center surgeon and chief of the Division of General Thoracic Surgery, was recognized by Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) with the 2022 Ethic Physician Leadership Award.
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Autologous muscle derived cells for treatment of tongue dysphagia
Researchers at UC Davis Health are conducting a Phase II clinical trial to understand the potential benefits of injecting muscle stem cells into the tongue in subjects with moderate swallowing difficulty from head and neck cancer treatment.
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Internationally renowned cancer researcher joins cancer center’s research team
Dr. Xiao-Jing Wang joined the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center in 2022 as chief science officer, bringing expertise in translational research to improved survival and quality of life for head and neck cancer patients.
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UC Davis Health surgeons use FLIm imaging to detect head and neck cancer during surgery
A UC Davis Health team of surgeons and scientists has integrated a novel imaging technology with robotic surgical systems to help detect primary cancerous tissue during head and neck cancer surgeries.
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A Second Opinion Extends a Lung Cancer Patient's Life – Without Pneumonectomy
When Gary Hinze found himself coughing up blood after a hard workout, he immediately went to see his doctor and was then referred to a pulmonologist and then an oncologist in Grass Valley, where he and his wife Sandie live.
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JoAnn Cannon — Getting back to a "new normal"
JoAnn Cannon, a 62-year-old retired professor of Italian studies who lives in Davis, Calif., had for years dealt with a condition called achalasia, which causes food to collect in the esophagus and makes swallowing difficult.
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Catching lung cancer at Stage 1
70 percent of lung cancer is diagnosed at stage 3 or higher – but screening with low-dose CT can help
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20 percent of lung cancer occurs in nonsmokers
A brief introduction to lung cancer’s various causes
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Robotics: better visualization and precision
UC Davis Medical Center offers robotic-assisted surgery in several different specialties
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Testing innovative cancer treatments safely
UC Davis Health partners with Jackson Laboratory’s PDX mouse tumor project
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Esophageal surgery at UC Davis Health
Much of our esophagectomy work employs minimally invasive techniques, such as VATS and laparoscopy
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A VATS surgery, chronicled tweet by tweet
Follow the treatment of a 68-year-old woman who had never smoked, but developed early-stage lung cancer