by Karin Fleming | Jun 27, 2023
Shanaz Dairkee, Ph.D., a senior scientist at Sutter’s California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (CPMCRI) in San Francisco has been studying the potential link between environmental chemicals and breast cancer since 2005. Now, she and research colleagues...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Mar 16, 2023
Orinda residents Michelle Meyers and Maureen Matthews have shared a lot over the past four decades: studying late into the night as roommates at UC Davis, joining a sorority, marriages, children and challenging careers. One thing the best friends didn’t plan to share...
by Gary Zavoral | Dec 21, 2022
Because she has radioactive ‘seeds’ implanted in her brain, she doesn’t need ongoing radiation therapy. They were two of California’s first COVID patients and lived to tell the tale. His young grandson’s quick response saved him of any noticeable brain loss from a...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Oct 4, 2022
It seems everyone knows a woman who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. And no wonder. Among women in the U.S., breast cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosis and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths.* But there is good news. The overall...
by Ashley Boarman | Mar 15, 2022
Will there be a cure for cancer in our lifetime? It is hard to say, but it’s certainly a moonshot worth taking. For now, the medical community continues to make remarkable progress in the fight against cancer. “Early diagnosis and new therapies are our most useful...
