Native Hawaiian colorectal cancer patients twice as likely to die from sepsis
Native Hawaiian cancer patients have a two-fold increased risk of dying from sepsis compared to other ethnicities.
UH Cancer Center pushes to raise clinical trial levels back up
During the pandemic, cancer clinical centers experienced staffing shortages which limited patients’ access to trials.
World’s most diverse epidemiological study gets 5-year renewal grant
The study follows 215,000 Hawaiʻi and Southern California residents for development of cancer and other chronic diseases.
CoolingCancer.org donates $100K to UH Cancer Center
Since 2013, the nonprofit organization has given a total of $445,000 to support cancer research at UH.
Participants sought for early childhood obesity risk study
The study will help to discover body composition technologies that can detect health outcomes of obesity among young children.
UH researcher named to breast cancer national committee
Jami Fukui has been selected to serve a three-year term on the National Cancer Institute Breast Cancer Steering Committee.
Distinguished national award for UH cancer researcher
Loïc Le Marchand has been named the recipient of the 2022 American Association for Cancer Research Distinguished Lectureship on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities.
$2.8M to develop e-cigarette intervention for rural Hawaiian youth
The grant will help develop and evaluate a school-based, culturally-grounded e-cigarette prevention intervention for Hawaiʻi's rural youth.
Certificate in fast-growing clinical research offered virtually
The three-month virtual UH certificate program will prepare individuals for a thriving career in clinical research to better serve Hawaiʻi’s cancer patients.
UH Cancer Center contributes to latest national sunscreen study
The study includes how sunscreen reduces skin cancer risk but recommends an ecological risk assessment on sunscreens.
