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.
Native Hawaiian and African American smokers have high risk of lung cancer
A new study by the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center found that for the same amount of smoking, Native Hawaiians and African Americans have twice the risk of getting lung cancer.
UH Cancer Center helps bring cancer clinical trials to Guam
The UH Cancer Center adds an affiliate health center in Guam to offer clinical trials to patients.
Study finds Japanese Americans vulnerable to excess body fat
UH Cancer Center researchers collected data from almost 2,000 participants in the Multiethnic Cohort Study.
