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- Cancer/Oncology Services
Our mission is to make cancer a disease of the past.
Through specialized patient care, medical education and...
- Benign and Malignant Colorectal Disease
In addition to treating cancer, the USC Colorectal Center has experience in managing inflammatory bowel disease and benign disorders of the...
- Head and Neck Cancers
Otolaryngology is the branch of medicine concerned with medical and surgical treatment of disorders of the head and neck, including the ears,...
- Bladder Cancer Treatment Options
Treatment options for bladder cancer vary depending on the diagnosis and progression of the disease. In certain cases, we offer reconstructive...
- Advanced Treatments
USC University Hospital and USC Norris Cancer Hospital are comprehensive treatment facilities that employ some of the world’s most...
- Transfusion-Free Medicine
By definition, transfusion-free medicine is medical or surgical treatment without the use of banked (stored) allogeneic (from a donor other than...
- Breast Cancer
The Harold E. and Henrietta C. Lee Breast Center
Finding out that you or a loved one has breast cancer can be devastating. It is...
- Women's Services
Illnesses affect women differently, therefore their health care should be different as well. The Doctors of USC understand this, which is why a...
- Services Offered
Proper breast care begins with baseline screening for normal, healthy women starting at age 40 – even earlier for women who have a family...
- Clinical Trials
In the battle against devastating diseases such as cancer, a major effort is the development and testing of new tactics: surgeries, drugs,...
- Testicular Cancer Treatment Options
Treatment options for testicular cancer vary depending on the diagnosis and progression of the disease. Working with you and your doctor, we...
- Prostate Cancer Treatment Options
Treatment options for prostate cancer vary depending on stage of the disease. The stage of a cancer is an important factor in determining...
- Treatment Options
Once melanoma is diagnosed, your cancer care team will present the treatment options available to you. Your choice of treatment depends on the...
- Leukemia Treatment Options
Treatment options for leukemia vary depending on the diagnosis and progression of the disease. Working with you and your doctor, we will design...
- About Hematology
Hematology is the study of the diseases of the blood, bone marrow and the lymphatic and other related systems. Common hematologic disorders...
- FAQs
FAQs About Bone Marrow Transplantation
Q: What is a bone marrow transplant?
A: Unlike organ transplants, bone... - About Leukemia
Leukemia is the collective name for a group of diseases that involve an uncontrolled increase in white blood cells, known as leukocytes....
- Surgical Treatments
For treatment of both benign and malignant colorectal disease, the Center's team offers special surgical expertise, including:
Continent...
- Colon and Rectal Cancer
Surgeons at the Colorectal Center at the USC/Norris Cancer Hospital focus on matching the extent of surgery with the extent of disease,...
- Medical Oncology
The physicians of USC/Norris Medical Oncology are dedicated to providing comprehensive care and advancing research in the diagnosis, treatment...
- FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions About Bladder Cancer
Q: What is bladder cancer?
A: As with other cancers, bladder... - About Lung Cancer
According to the American Lung Association, lung cancer causes an estimated 157,200 deaths annually, more than the next three most common...
- Bone Marrow Transplantation Program
A bone marrow transplant (BMT) is a procedure involving the transplantation of healthy bone marrow into a patient whose bone marrow is not...
- Breast Cancer Risk Factors
Most cases of breast cancer are not associated with an obvious cause or risk factor. Nevertheless, over the past few...
Conditions
Procedures
- Abdominal X-ray
- Blood Pressure Testing and Measurement
- BCG Vaccine
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cistoscopia
- Kidney Biopsy
- Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy for Kidney Stones
- Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy for Kidney Stones
- Nephrectomy
- Cholecystectomy—Laparoscopic Surgery
- Cholecystectomy—Laparoscopic Surgery
- Colectomy—Laparoscopic Surgery
- Hysterectomy—Laparoscopic Surgery
- Nephrostomy
- Endoscopic Ultrasonography
- Below-the-Knee Amputation
- Fetal Blood Transfusion
- Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia
- Cholecystectomy—Open Surgery
- Cholecystectomy—Open Surgery
- Angiography
- Chest X-ray
- Computed Tomography Angiography
- Bone Scan
- Immunoglobulin Therapy
Doctors
- Desai, Mihir M.Prostate Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Kidney and Ureteral Obstruction, Kidney Stone Disease
News
- Identifying the genetic risks in psychiatric diseases
Two USC researchers lead a global effort to collect data on genetic factors that lead to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
- USC Center for Molecular Pathways and Drug Discovery Aims to Interrupt Pathways in Cancer Cell Development and Growth
A unique new program created at the Keck School of Medicine aims to treat cancer and other diseases by discovering and modulating cellular...
- Renowned physician-scientist joins USC Cancer Center
Preet Chaudhary has been named as chief of the Jane Anne Nohl Division of Hematology and Center for the Study of Blood Diseases at the USC...
- Drug effects on Alzheimer's patients the focus of new study
Antipsychotic drugs are linked to weight and cholesterol changes in those with Alzheimer's Disease.
- Glaucoma study gets $8.9M grant
Keck School researcher David Huang hopes to improve diagnosis of the degenerative eye disease.
- Doheny Eye Institute partners with Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center
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- USC researchers discover new subtype of brain cancerA study conducted by a collaborative team led by USC researchers may lead to better insight into the clinical outcome for some patients with a...
- USC Norris Festival of Life celebrates cancer survivorsHeld in recognition of National Cancer Survivors Day, the event was hosted by the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital.
- Keck School urology team reveals findings in trio of papers
Several studies published in top medical journals by USC surgeons have found that surgical treatment of kidney cancer is not the daunting...
- Patients drive success of Evaluation and Treatment Center
By Tania Chatila
USC Health Sciences... - Patients drive success of Evaluation and Treatment Center
By Tania Chatila
USC Health Sciences... - 2010 USC Women's Conference offers health focus
If the 500 Trojan women attending the 2010 USC Womens Conference were looking for empowerment, they may have found it in the words of Helga Van...
- USC Researchers Discover New Molecular Subtype of Brain Cancer
Study may lead to better insight into the clinical outcome for some patients with a particularly aggressive type of brain cancer.
- USC walkers show they're all heart
By Leslie Ridgeway
USC Health Sciences Public Relations and MarketingA sea of cardinal red flowed...
- USC wins $10.4 million grant to generate data for the Cancer Genome Atlas
Joint project with Johns Hopkins University is expected to lead to improved cancer drug therapies
- USC Study Explains Major Cause of Drug-Resistance In Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) and the National Institute of Arthritis and...
- USC researchers identify a key genetic mutation in lymphoma development
Scientists find a mechanism that causes chromosomes within blood cells to break, marking the first step in the development of human lymphoma.
- Festival of Life celebrates cancer survivors
USC Norris Cancer Hospital hosted the 19th Annual Festival of Life in a morning of celebration and inspiration at the Health Sciences Campus on...
- USC Welcomes Urology Chair at Beverly Hills Reception
Reception hosted by actress Shirley MacLaine and Keck School Dean Carmen Puliafito fetes Department of Urology chairman Inderbir S. Gill on May...
- David Agus, M.D., heads new USC Westside Prostate Cancer Center
David B. Agus, M.D. brings his talents in researching new treatments for...
- $5 Million Gift Funds New Cancer Research Initiative
Dr. David B. Agus will lead new Center for Applied Molecular Medicine
- Small dietary changes may improve diabetes risk in Latino teens, study finds
Reducing sugar intake and increasing fiber appears to improve type 2...
- USC Celebrates Purchase of Two Hospitals
The transition to new ownership is hailed by employees of the University Hospital and Norris Cancer Hospital.
- USC Closes Historic Deal to Purchase Two Private Hospitals
The Trojan Family has grown by two with the University of Southern California’s acquisition of the USC University Hospital and USC Norris...
- USC Closes Historic Deal to Purchase Two Private Hospitals
The Trojan Family has grown by two with the University of Southern California’s acquisition of the USC University Hospital and USC Norris...