Liver cancer clinical trial only available in Hawaiʻi
A new University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center coordinated liver cancer clinical trial in Hawaiʻi combines two different immunotherapy medications to combat the aggressive disease.
UH Cancer Center receives $2M to study genetic risk factors to environmental toxins
UH Cancer Center researchers Michele Carbone and Haining Yang were awarded the grant, over a three-year period, from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
UH Cancer Center receives $6.5M for state’s first cutting edge research clinic
The Early Phase Cancer Clinical Research Center will provide access to phase 1 trials for cancer patients in Hawaiʻi so they do not have to travel to the continental U.S.
Breast cancer early detection research awarded $2.8 million
JABSOM’s Youping Deng and his team are doing promising work in the development of a new diagnostic tool to improve the early detection of breast cancer.
Top scientific publication spotlights UH cancer discoveries
Discoveries by UH Cancer Center researchers on ways to improve prevention, early detection and treatment of mesothelioma was featured on the cover of the September issue of Ca: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
Effects of space travel focus of UH Cancer Center grant
University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center researcher John Shepherd leads a study that looks at ways to measure body composition on long-duration space flights.
National Cancer Institute boosts UH Cancer Center support to $8.4M
The National Cancer Institute increased its support of the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center from $5.7 million to $8.4 million and extended its NCI designation to July 2022.
Native Hawaiians, Japanese Americans have higher risk of pancreatic cancer
Native Hawaiians and Japanese Americans have a higher risk than other ethnic/racial groups of developing pancreatic cancer, according to a new study by the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center.
UH Cancer Center, HMSA collaborate to fight breast cancer
The UH Cancer Center and the Hawaiʻi Medical Service Association are conducting a clinical trial that could lead to less anxiety for patients with metastatic breast cancer.
Cancer clinical trial participants honored
The UH Cancer Center's 4th annual Helping Enhance Research in Oncology appreciation event honored more than 150 cancer clinical trial participants.
