$10.9M to establish UH Pacific Center for Genome Research
UH researchers are establishing a genome research center that will focus on Hawaiʻis diverse populations with the goal of better understanding the causes of certain diseases
Cutting-edge cancer therapy now available through UH partnership
This new treatment allows some of the sickest cancer patients to stay in Hawai‘i for care instead of traveling to the mainland.
National Cancer Institute’s Director’s Award for UH researcher
Christa Braun-Inglis led a nationwide survey of advanced practice practitioners in oncology that revealed systemic barriers to clinical trials.
Breast cancer: Improving survival, access to treatment for rural patients
Rural Hawaiʻi residents experience disproportionate burdens of cancer.
Cancer discovery: protein promotes inflammation, after asbestos exposure
The HMGB1 protein plays a critical role in the development of asbestos-induced mesothelioma.
Improved breast cancer risk assessment aim of new questionnaire
The Hawaiʻi and Pacific Islands Mammography Registry will launch a new questionnaire this month.
UH researcher is a voice for Hawaiʻi residents in cancer clinical trials
Erin Bantum has been re-elected to the National Cancer Institute’s Symptom Management and Quality of Life Steering Committee.
Cancer survivors discuss patient empowerment in free Quest for a Cure talk
The Quest for a Cure public education event series will run through September.
UH Cancer Center researcher receives Hawaiʻi 1st Prevention Science Award
The work to help Hawaiʻi Island students with tobacco prevention earns a UH Cancer Center researcher an award.
Vaccines to treat liver cancer part of project at UH Cancer Center
UH Cancer Center researchers are using liver cancer vaccines to work with a patient's immune system to fight off the disease.
