UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Please join the ochealth OC Healthcare Agency and the American Academy of Pediatrics Orange County Chapter tonight 6/17 from 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM on a "Community Chat: COVID-19 Vaccine for Adolescent and Families." Please register at: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_rcJWq7jwSEGo1_CrZwrbhA

"Throughout June, Men’s Health Month aims to encourage boys and men to take charge of their overall health by implementing healthy living decisions. This year, as the country has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is crucial that men get regular checkups and be aware of the risks for their age, ethnicity, and lifestyle. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 14.9% of men aged 18 and over are in fair or poor health. During Men’s Health Month, we urge men to take steps to enrich their health and wellness through proper screenings and care." #ucichao #UCIHealth #menshealthmonth

Register for the UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge and on August 14 you can head out on your own or with your team to ride, run or walk for cancer research. Your partic...ipation and funds move us one step closer to finding cures for a disease that touches us all. United, we will stop at nothing to defeat cancer. See more

The UCI Health Cancer Support and Survivorship program helps #cancer patients with their physical, emotional and psychological needs. Many people are willing to... put up with these issues, but the message of our program is that they don’t have to, says medical oncologist Dr. Paul Coluzzi. #NationalCancerSurvivorsDay #PTSDAwarenessMonth #UCIHealth

With June being #menshealthmonth, it’s important to remind men who are age 50 and older that prostate cancer is the second leading cause of #cancer deaths in men, just after lung cancer. But if detected and treated early, prostate cancer survival rates exceed 90%. #ucichao #ucihealth #MensHealthMonth #beatcancer

"More than anyone else, the Chao family's generosity and dedication has changed the face of cancer care and research in Orange County," said Richard Van Etten, M.D., Ph.D., director of UCI's Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center in Orange, the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center based in Orange County. "The Chao family's investment allows UCI Health to treat the most complex cancers, and patients benefit from the power of the University of California Cancer Consortium." Read more at: https://news.uci.edu//chao-family-gifts-to-uci-health-for/

UCI announced plans today to build a world-class hospital on the northern edge of campus. Leading-edge science will meet art and nature at UCI Medical Center Ir...vine-Newport, which will feature healing gardens, naturescapes and a research preserve in a full-service academic health complex. The campus will be anchored by a state-of-the-art hospital which will offer 24-hour emergency care and treatments in cancer and other specialties. Info: http://ow.ly/yClq50Df773 #UCIHealth #NewportBeach #UCIHealthIrvineNewport #healthcare

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month! Each year, more than 12,000 people in the United States get cervical cancer, but it can be prevented by getting an HPV vaccine, visiting your doctor for a pap smear or HPV test when recommended. Getting regular screening for cervical cancer is associated with survival and a better quality of life. Make sure to schedule your routine pap smear with your doctor today. For more information on cervical cancer and screening services, please visit https://www.ucihealth.org//gynecologic-onc/cervical-cancer #CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth #UCIHealth #ucichao

Join us for the OC COVID-19 Community Vaccine Townhall this Thursday, 01/14/2021 at 6 PM! Presented by OC Asian & Pacific Islander Taskforce and UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Details: ... COVID-19 Vaccine Townhall Join us in a community conversation about COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, January 14, 2021 6 PM - 7:30 PM Stream LIVE here on UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center's Facebook page! Townhall will be moderated by Mary Anne Foo, Executive Director of Orange County Asian & Pacific Islander Community Alliance Speakers: Dr. Clayton Chau, OCHCA Public Health Officer Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong, OCHCA Deputy Health Officer Dr. Susan Huang, UCI Professor of Infectious Disease Ellen Ahn, JD, KCS Health Center Executive Director Submit a question to our speakers: http://bit.ly/covid19vaccinequestions Information about listening in Cambodian, Chinese, Korean, Tongan, and Vietnamese is forthcoming. Please check OCAPICA’s Facebook page for updates.

Please join us for the latest CME lecture in our series, Resuming Cancer Screenings During COVID-19: COLORECTAL CANCER. To register, follow this link https://bit.ly/3kvdm4v

Mark your calendars: next Monday, please join #UCIHealth and Newport Beach Public Library Foundation for the latest virtual Medicine in Our Backyard series: "HP...V-related Throat Cancer: An Emerging Epidemic and Public Health Crisis" Nov. 16, 2020 4 p.m. Scientists have known since the 1990s that virtually all cases of cervical cancer can be linked to #HPV infections. Now, an increasing number of throat cancers may be due to HPV infection. Drs. Allen Chen and Tjoson Tjoa will discuss the latest research and why HPV-related #throatcancers are now considered an epidemic. Dr. Allen Chen is renowned for his research in head and neck cancers and has been named among Best Doctors in America 10 years in a row. Dr. Tjoson Tjoa specializes in the surgical treatment of head and #neckcancer, major reconstructive surgery, microvascular techniques, thyroid surgery, salivary gland surgery, and skull base surgery. This free Zoom lecture is open to the public, but registration is required. Register here: http://ow.ly/MLsY50BQuO6

Please join us for a virtual panel on Breast Cancer and Fertility on October 20th from 6-7 pm on Youtube Live. Our Cancer Center members, Drs. Rita Mehta and Jill Tseng, will be joining the panel to provide their perspective and expertise on the matter.

If you missed our UCI Public Health webinar, "Cancer Health Disparities in the Time of COVID-19," It is now available online. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VjajHVi6v8 #Cancer#HealthDisparities#COVID19

Tune in Today at 12:30 PM PST for a UCI Public Health webinar, "Cancer Health Disparities in the Time of COVID-19," featuring Dr. Sora Park Tanjasiri.

Join us Thursday, Aug. 27, for the latest Anti-Cancer Challenge webinar: "Protect the Skin You're In: #Melanoma Risks and Prevention." #anticancer #anticancerchallenge #skincancer

#NationalImmunizationAwarenessMonth

In three years, Anti-Cancer Challenge participants and donors have contributed $1.5 million to research at the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and its pediatric cancer affiliate, CHOC Children’s, advancing 43 original studies to prevent, diagnose or treat #cancer. https://www.ucihealth.org//uci-anti-cancer-challenge-parti

We are proud partners of the NEW-LUNG initiative!

We’re excited to share the news that the 2020 UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge is going virtual! The safety of our Anti-Cancer Challenge community is of the utmost importance to us. We're honoring current social distancing recommendations and safeguarding your health by transforming the Anti-Cancer Challenge into an eight-week virtual fundraising and wellness program that connects participants across the United States which means you can ride, run or walk virtually with friends an...d family in any state. One-hundred percent of participant proceeds support life-saving cancer research at the UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Your participation in the Anti-Cancer Challenge will help to make the next discovery possible. Register at anti-cancerchallenge.org today. Stop at nothing to end cancer.

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Please join us for an insightful webinar on COVID-19 research as well as exciting developments about our annual Ride/Walk/Run event! Anti-Cancer Challenge