Link between STI and advanced prostate cancer debunked
Most studies investigating the potential association of trichomoniasis involved only White populations.
Most deadly breast cancer fought with collaborative care, research
Researchers will bolster the level of care for the entire state of Hawaiʻi and allow patients access to the highest level of care locally.
$4M to study health disparities in Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Asian Americans
The award will establish the Pacific Ocean Native Observational Health Legacy Study, a longitudinal cohort study of these populations in the U.S. followed over decades.
Resistance to liver cancer treatment discovered by UH researchers
Newer immunotherapy medications can slow the spread in many types of cancers, but liver tumors often do not respond.
$5.3M to develop cancer translational research program
UH Cancer Center researchers will develop the first Specialized Program of Research Excellence in Hawaiʻi to address cancer health disparities.
Medicine and basketball inspires UH alumna to dream big
Jessica Natale said she is fueled by giving people hope and motivation to do better, to feel better and to be better.
$10.9M to establish UH Pacific Center for Genome Research
UH researchers are establishing a genome research center that will focus on Hawaiʻis diverse populations with the goal of better understanding the causes of certain diseases
Cutting-edge cancer therapy now available through UH partnership
This new treatment allows some of the sickest cancer patients to stay in Hawai‘i for care instead of traveling to the mainland.
National Cancer Institute’s Director’s Award for UH researcher
Christa Braun-Inglis led a nationwide survey of advanced practice practitioners in oncology that revealed systemic barriers to clinical trials.
Breast cancer: Improving survival, access to treatment for rural patients
Rural Hawaiʻi residents experience disproportionate burdens of cancer.
