UH Cancer Center hosts 3 Nobel laureates, top scientists at symposium
International leaders in various fields of cancer research, science and medicine will convene at the 14th Annual Weinman Symposium, January 25–27.
Improved cancer therapies could spring from mesothelioma discovery
Researchers hope the likely explanation for the improved survival rate of mesothelioma can be used to treat other cancers.
Improving breast cancer outcomes for Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders
The new findings can make the immunotherapy work better and diminish more cancer cells.
New UH Cancer Center director shares vision for future
Naoto T. Ueno aims to make the UH Cancer Center a national and international leader in treatment and patient care development for Hawaiʻi and beyond.
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.
