UH student will shave head to support childhood cancer research
Undergraduate biochemistry major and aspiring doctor Mark Brisco is the recipient of the 2018 St. Baldrick's Summer Fellowship Award.
New findings on type 2 diabetes and colorectal cancer survival rates
UH researchers Yvette Amshoff, Gertraud Maskarinec and Andrew Grandinetti looked at 24 years of health data and found that patients who have type 2 diabetes in addition to other chronic diseases have a lower survival rate for colorectal cancer.
Promising cancer research earns Mānoa student a Crown Prince Akihito scholarship
Robert Oda is using Raman spectroscopy to potentially identify markers of cancer in cells and tissue based on their molecular “fingerprint.”
UH Cancer Center advances research on movement and spread of cancer cells
The research, led by Joe Ramos, may create new opportunities for cancer drug development.
Cancer exercise research program pairs students with patients
Paulette Yamada’s Hubert V. Everly Endowed Scholar in Education award will support the launch of a student-centered research program to use exercise training to maintain the health of cancer survivors.
Summer interns conduct cancer research in Hawaiʻi
The interns, chosen through a competitive process, focused on cancer prevention and control measures, cancer epidemiology, bioinformatics and basic cancer biology.
Study finds high-quality diet can reduce internal body fat
A long term high-quality diet can reduce the risk of cardiometabolic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes or stroke according to a new UH Cancer Center study.
UH Cancer Center researcher receives Fulbright Award
The award will enable researcher Gertraud Maskarinec to research the relation of obesity, type 2 diabetes and breast cancer in Caucasian and Asian women.
Why some are more susceptible to environmental carcinogens
UH Cancer Center researchers found that people carrying BAP1 gene mutations are more susceptible to asbestos, sunlight and other environmental carcinogens.
Cancer treatment potential of ironweed plant
A UH Cancer Center researcher receives a $3 million NCI grant to study how natural compounds in ironweed plant extract can be used to treat breast and brain cancers.
