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Music-loving oncologist joins prostate cancer team
For hematologist-oncologist Alexander Chehrazi-Raffle, M.D., the opportunity to join City of Hope and its renowned prostate cancer team has been something of a long, strange trip. When Chehrazi-Raffle was...
Advances in radiation for prostate cancer give patients new options
Steve Oakley doesn’t mince words when he describes his radiation treatment for prostate cancer.  The 72-year-old actor/writer/producer with decades of reality show credits (14 years in multiple production roles for...
White button mushrooms could be a powerful tool against breast cancer
Breast surgeon Lisa D. Yee, M.D., professor in the Division of Breast Surgery at City of Hope, has received an “Awesome Games Done Quick” funding award from the Prevent Cancer Foundation...
COVID-19 concerns again impacting cancer screenings
Emile Auguste Jr., a 64-year-old mortgage banker from Monrovia, California, has no qualms about maintaining his regular colorectal cancer screenings in the current COVID-19-altered environment.   “Concerns? Not for me!”...
City of Hope's Prostate Cancer Program is Exceeding SEER National Survival Rates
Patients at City of Hope are Seeing Optimal Results From Our Prostate Cancer Program With one of the largest prostate cancer programs in the western United States, City of Hope...
Most men don’t know the warning signs of prostate cancer
Do you know the signs of prostate cancer?   If you don’t, you’re not alone.   A recent poll of men in the U.K. found that 68 percent could not...
Kuk Harrell: His caregivers speak
In 2018, Kuk Harrell was at the top of his game professionally. The songwriter and vocal producer had spent a career working with the top talent in pop and R&B...
Multiracial prostate cancer study focuses on hereditary factors
For Leanne Burnham, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in City of Hope's  Division  of  Health  Equities, the search for a more effective prostate cancer treatment is deeply personal. As an African American...
Using CAR T Cell Therapy to Target Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer in a Phase 1 Trial
Prostate cancer cells Internationally recognized prostate cancer researcher and associate professor of medicine in the Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, Tanya Dorff, M.D., has focused heavily on...
Why regular prostate screening in the COVID-19 era is so important
If Jeff Blake has a personal motto, it probably boils down to two simple words: Move forward.   The 67-year-old IT specialist from La Crescenta, California, always kept a careful...