With his lungs scarred from scleroderma and failing, Paul Cetani's only shot at survival was a double-lung transplant. After being rejected for the procedure elsewhere, UCSF performed the transplant to give him a second chance at life. Watch his story.
Liver cancer patients in need of an organ transplant face a cruel catch-22 — in the time spent waiting for a new liver from a deceased donor, their cancer can spread until it's too late. With the clock ticking down, Amy Baghdadi got a life-changing offer. Watch her story.
To see ovarian cancer survivor Gina Danford playing with her two-year-old daughter, Samantha, an onlooker would never guess the combination of good fortune and medical technology brought them together.
It's been 20 years since her diagnosis, but Helene Jaffe is still battling ovarian cancer — raising funds for research, counseling fellow patients and living the healthiest, most joyful life she can.
Listen to UCSF cardiologist Dr. Anne Thorson discuss the heart attack warning signs that are different for women. In her Patient Power interview, Thorson also talks about how women can prevent heart disease.
