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Colon cancer on the rise in young adults

June 14, 2023
IN THE NEWS: Dr. Jason Zell speaks to CBS News about the potential causes behind the spike in colon cancer cases among those between the ages of 20...

UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge hits milestone in search for next breakthrough cancer treatments

group of competitors at the uci anti-cancer challenge in 2019 wearing uci blue in front of a sign saying "this is where the end of cancer begins". the challenge has funded 100 research projects to find a cure for cancer.
June 13, 2023
The UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge is proud to announce the funding of a diverse range of innovative cancer research projects at the UCI Health Chao...

Colorectal cancer specialist discusses little-known gene mutation linked to the disease

Gastroenterologist Dr. William E. Karnes leads the high-risk colorectal cancer screening program for the UCI Health Digestive Health Institute.
April 28, 2023
IN THE NEWS: UCI Health gastroenterologist Dr. William E. Karnes and his patient, Andrea Barnow, speak with Spectrum News 1 about Lynch syndrome,...

UCI Health expert sees colorectal cancer on the rise in younger adults

Gastroenterologist Dr. William E. Karnes leads the high-risk colorectal cancer screening program for the UCI Health Digestive Health Institute.
March 27, 2023
IN THE NEWS: UCI Health gastroenterologist Dr. William E. Karnes is seeing more younger adults with colorectal cancer, which is projected to be...

UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge returns on Oct. 7 to raise funds for life-saving research

two female cyclists on their bikes wearing helmets smiling at the uc irvine anti cancer challenge bike walk ride
March 15, 2023
Register today for the 7th annual UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge on Oct. 7, 2023, at UCI Aldrich Park. Individuals who register to ride, run, walk or...

2022 UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge raises record $1 million for promising cancer research

Joyous cyclists near the finish line of the 2022 UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge.
November 09, 2022
More than 3,000 participants, donors and supporters who joined the 2022 UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge on Oct. 8 helped raise $1 million for innovative...

UCI Health renewed as Orange County’s only federally designated comprehensive cancer center

The UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center receives renewal of its National Cancer Institute designation as a "comprehensive" center, one of only 52 in the U.S.
April 18, 2022
The Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center has again been recognized as one of the nation’s top cancer centers with the National Cancer...

UCI Health earns accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer

March 10, 2022
UCI Health has earned accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC), becoming one of only 45 rectal cancer...

UCI Health supports colorectal cancer awareness

March 01, 2022
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. In the U.S., excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer...

Top hospitals have better GI cancer surgery outcomes, lower death rates, UCI study shows

Dr. Ninh T. Nguyen is a UCI Health gastrointestinal surgeon and chair of the UCI School of Medicine's Department of Surgery.
March 19, 2021
Patients are nearly 2½ times more likely to survive these complex gastrointestintal procedures at a ranked hospital than those whose...