UH Cancer Center – University of Hawaiʻi System News

UH Cancer Center issues call to action to eliminate HPV-related cancers

June 7, 2018
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The University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center joins 69 other National Cancer Institute-designated institutions collectively recognizing insufficient vaccination as a public health threat.

Sepsis research wins awards for UH Mānoa graduate student

May 29, 2018
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Natalija Glibetic has earned first-place honors in competitions at the John A. Burns School of Medicine and College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.

UH Cancer Center scientists recognized for international mesothelioma research

May 18, 2018
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Michele Carbone wins the Wagner Medal and Haining Yang earns the research award from the International Mesothelioma Interest Group.

UH Cancer Center’s Hawaiʻi Tumor Registry awarded $1.8 million

May 15, 2018
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The registry has provided incidence and survival data on all cases of cancer in the state since 1973.

3D scanners give new insight to body shape and health

April 16, 2018
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The UH Cancer Center is studying how body shape information can improve health and lengthen lives by using 3D optical scanners and advanced statistical modeling.

New findings on type 2 diabetes and colorectal cancer survival rates

March 15, 2018
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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.

UH Cancer Center advances research on movement and spread of cancer cells

December 27, 2017
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The research, led by Joe Ramos, may create new opportunities for cancer drug development.

UH attracts $23M federal investment to Hawaiʻi to reduce health disparities

December 12, 2017
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The specialized center will focus on advancing health for citizens who suffer disproportionately from genetic, environmental and socio-economic related disparities.

Nobel laureate wins Weinman award at UH Cancer Center symposium

December 7, 2017
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Students had the opportunity to interact with cancer researcher Phillip Allen Sharp, whose studies focus on small ribonucleic acids and and other types of non-coding RNAs.

UH Cancer Center postdoctoral fellow receives Italian Scientists Award

November 15, 2017
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Angela Bononi received a $3,000 Italian Scientists and Scholars of North America Foundation prize and recognition for her research on mutations.