Christina Elston
Supervisor, Science Communications
Christina Elston covers the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Cancer and the Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute. Before joining the Cedars-Sinai Newsroom team in 2021, Christina was editor of L.A. Parent magazine, providing information on education, health and parenting to families across Los Angeles County. Her decades-long career in journalism also includes an Annenberg Health Journalism Fellowship and authorship of two books on children’s health and safety. Christina can be reached at [email protected].
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An experimental nanoparticle developed by Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators, which delivers cancer treatment directly to tumors in the brain, has been selected for evaluation by the Nanotechnology Characterization …
Two Cedars-Sinai Cancer leaders are assuming new roles to help advance cancer care, education and research for patients in Los Angeles and beyond. Robert Figlin, MD, is now associate dean of Cedars-Sinai Cancer Care, and Andrew Hendifar, MD, is …
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Cedars-Sinai radiation oncologists will join more than 10,000 of their peers, discussing the latest advances in radiation medicine and cancer care at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting Sept. 26-30 in …
A new study led by Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators found that prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in the blood, which are used …
When added to standard chemotherapy, a clinical version of the dietary supplement L-glutamine improved survival in an early-phase trial of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. The study, led by Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University …
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