UH researchers get $2.8M to study smoking-related lung cancer disparities
The study will examine smoking-related lung cancer across different racial and ethnic groups.
Culturally grounded prevention may help fight colon cancer in Native Hawaiian men
A UH Cancer Center study used traditional Native Hawaiian practices to promote healthy behaviors and cancer prevention.
UH Cancer Center to help Med-QUEST patients with clinical trials access
The University of Â鶹´«Ã½ Cancer Center is collaborating with the State of Â鶹´«Ã½Department of Human Services Med-QUEST Division to ensure patients have access to clinical cancer trials.
Cancer-related gene research leads to $2.6M grant
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a five-year, $2.6-million grant to University of Â鶹´«Ã½ Cancer Center researchers to study the role of the BAP1 gene in human cancer development and cell metabolism.
Liver cancer clinical trial only available in Hawai?i
A new University of Â鶹´«Ã½ Cancer Center coordinated liver cancer clinical trial in Â鶹´«Ã½ combines two different immunotherapy medications to combat the aggressive disease.
UH Cancer Center receives $2M to study genetic risk factors to environmental toxins
UH Cancer Center researchers Michele Carbone and Haining Yang were awarded the grant, over a three-year period, from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
UH Cancer Center receives $6.5M for state¡¯s first cutting edge research clinic
The Early Phase Cancer Clinical Research Center will provide access to phase 1 trials for cancer patients in Â鶹´«Ã½ so they do not have to travel to the continental U.S.
Breast cancer early detection research awarded $2.8 million
JABSOM’s Youping Deng and his team are doing promising work in the development of a new diagnostic tool to improve the early detection of breast cancer.
Top scientific publication spotlights UH cancer discoveries
Discoveries by UH Cancer Center researchers on ways to improve prevention, early detection and treatment of mesothelioma was featured on the cover of the September issue of Ca: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
Effects of space travel focus of UH Cancer Center grant
University of Â鶹´«Ã½ Cancer Center researcher John Shepherd leads a study that looks at ways to measure body composition on long-duration space flights.