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Specialized treatment for advanced cancer cases.

A strong body helps you fight cancer and enjoy life. Join this class to stabilize your core, strengthen your muscles and improve overall fitness. For ...

One-on-one exercise training sessions customized for cancer patients to complement treatments and speed recovery.

Drop in for a free class designed to help you heal, relax and find balance during your treatment. UCSF and non-UCSF patients are welcome.

Offers numerous support groups for cancer patients and families. The support groups are free and available to all patients, whether or not they get th...

Diagnostic services provided on-site for urgent care patients.

Heart-related treatments and surgeries.

CAR T-cell therapy is both a type of immunotherapy and a living medicine, meaning it uses cells from your own immune system to fight disease. The trea...

Chemotherapy is the primary treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). It is divided into four phases: induction, consolidation, maintenance, a...

Access to chemotherapy for Medi-Cal and uninsured patients.

This procedure involves injecting chemotherapy directly into the cerebrospinal fluid to prevent recurrence of leukemia cells in the CNS.

Management services for individuals with ongoing health conditions.

Supportive care entails transfusions of red blood cells and/or platelets, antibiotics for the prevention or treatment of infections, chelating agents ...

Evaluation of promising therapies for blood and bone marrow cancers through various studies.

Epigenetic therapy consists of the intravenous or subcutaneous administration of 5-azacitidine (Vidaza) or decitabine (Dacogen). These agents turn on ...

Our one-on-one exercise training sessions, customized for individual needs and abilities, can complement other cancer treatments and speed recovery.

A strong body helps you fight cancer and enjoy life more. Join this class to stabilize your core, strengthen your muscles and improve overall fitness....

Customized exercise training sessions that can complement other cancer treatments and speed recovery.

Classes to relax, stretch, breathe deeply and reduce stress, pain, and anxiety.

Genetic counselors can provide personalized recommendations to reduce your cancer risk, including guidance on cancer screening and preventive measures...

Techniques that tailor treatment to individual patients.

offers diagnostic and therapeutic services in orthopedics, otolaryngology / head and neck surgery, and audiology for both adults and children, in urol...

Hormones may be used in certain instances to treat side effects of MPN.

Treatment that uses the body's immune system to fight cancer, including CAR T-cell therapy, where T-cells are altered to destroy cancer cells.

A therapy that targets specific genes or proteins involved in cancer growth.

Immunotherapy works by helping the body's immune system fight off cancer cells. It boosts the body's natural defense systems instead of attacking canc...

Access to immunotherapy for Medi-Cal and uninsured patients.

Infusion therapy services available at our facility.

Delivers concentrated chemotherapy drugs directly to liver tumors.

specialized care offered at the clinic.

Management of patients with iron-deficiency anemia

Mammograms ordered to investigate findings that raised concern.

Annual exams designed to detect breast cancer early.

Dr. Annabel K. Frank specializes in caring for patients with blood disorders, including abnormal bleeding; clotting that interferes with blood flow (t...

Provides personalized guidance through diagnosis, treatment, and recovery for various blood cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma.

Appointment with a UCSF expert. The visit takes place in person or via telehealth.

Patients are given antibiotics to prevent infections during treatment, which may include drugs like acyclovir and Septra.

Drop in for a free class designed to help you heal, relax and find balance during your treatment. UCSF and non-UCSF patients are welcome.

An eight-week program introducing meditation, body awareness, and mindful movement, effective for managing stress, pain, and various psychological and...

Classes aimed at improving mindfulness.

Care for neurological conditions at infusion centers.

Responsive neurostimulation (RNS) is an epilepsy treatment that doesn't require the surgical removal of brain tissue. RNS uses an implanted device to ...

UCSF Health offers free nutrition counseling to our patients with cancer, as well as nutrition seminars that are open to anyone.

UCSF Health offers free nutrition counseling to our patients with cancer, as well as nutrition seminars that are open to anyone.

UCSF Health offers free nutrition counseling to patients with cancer to help address nutritional needs during treatment.

Offers emotional and supportive care to patients of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and their families. Psychologists and psy...

Care for patients with disorders affecting the blood, including internal medicine and hematology.

Providing general cancer care while specializing in cancers of the gastrointestinal organs and hematologic disorders.

Submit your medical records and receive a written second opinion from a UCSF expert. This is done remotely for a flat fee.

Patients are matched with peer support volunteers according to certain criteria, such as diagnosis, cancer stage, age and gender. Speaking with someon...

Patients are matched with peer support volunteers according to criteria such as diagnosis, cancer stage, age or gender. Speak to someone who's 'been t...

Support services for emotional and social well-being.

Radiation therapy, also called radiotherapy, is the use of high-energy rays to kill cancer cells. Treatment with radiation may be given alone or with ...

Helps patients and caregivers address the challenges of disrupted sleep and tiredness.

includes physical training, performance enhancement, injury prevention.

An autologous stem cell transplant, in which patients donate their own stem cells for transplantation. Some results suggest that a small percentage of...

Stem cell transplantation, also called blood or marrow transplantation (BMT), is performed in patients with abnormal cytogenetics or features of high-...

The only known cure for MDS is an allogeneic stem cell transplant, also called a bone marrow transplant. At UCSF, there are five different allogeneic ...

Dr. Tamer Othman is a hematologist-oncologist who specializes in stem cell transplantation and other cellular therapies.

A treatment for patients with leukemia and other blood-related conditions, involving the administration of healthy stem cells to replace damaged or di...

We offer numerous support groups for cancer patients and their families. These are free and open to all patients, no matter where they get their healt...

Management of symptoms related to cancer.

Interdisciplinary treatment and counseling to improve the quality of life and care of patients at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Ce...

Virtual appointments for patients with classical (noncancerous) disorders affecting the blood.

Therapies using substances that can identify and target specific cancer cells.

A procedure that infuses healthy stem cells from a compatible donor into a patient with blood cancer.

A procedure where stem cells are collected from the patient prior to treatment and then reintroduced after treatment.

Lifesaving treatment for patients with specific needs.

Specialized urgent care services for patients under 18.

Evaluation and treatment for medical problems that need prompt attention but are not life-threatening.

Classes designed to help you heal, relax and find balance during your treatment.

Appointments with primary care for regular health maintenance.

Relax, stretch, breathe deeply, and reduce pain and anxiety with laughter yoga and other free yoga classes.