UH Cancer Center helps boost research on minority populations
The UH Cancer Center’s work with minority populations has significantly impacted ongoing efforts to reduce health disparities in the state.
UH Cancer Center director leaving for Vermont
Randall Holcombe will step down effective August 1, 2021.
Native Hawaiian mothers, babies can contribute to a healthier future
A new study focused on expectant Native Hawaiian women and their infants will determine what guides feeding decisions during baby’s first year.
Federal biomedical research funding received by UH bolsters state economy
Funding from the National Institutes of Health directly supported 1,298 jobs and generated $191 million in economic activity.
Researcher elected to elite medical fellows program
John Shepherd will join the top 2% of medical and biological engineering researchers in the country.
Local families contribute to international colorectal cancer research
Colorectal cancer is the third most frequently diagnosed cancer in the state of Hawaiʻi with 717 new cases each year.
2 UH cancer epidemiology studies highlighted nationally
The studies were among 36 selected by the National Cancer Institute’s Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program.
Cancer, diabetes findings unlocked by world’s most ethnically diverse study
The MEC Study is a large epidemiological study which has followed 215,000 residents of Hawaiʻi and Los Angeles.
$125K for UH Cancer Center early phase clinical trials
The donation made by the First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation will support the new state-of-the-art Early Phase Clinical Research Center.
UH Cancer Center gets a starring role in new Disney+ series
The new show, Doogie Kamealoha, M.D has transformed the UH Cancer Center into a fictional hospital.
