{"id":141957,"date":"2021-05-20T08:48:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T18:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=141957"},"modified":"2021-05-20T08:48:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T18:48:53","slug":"quest-for-a-cure-brain-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/20\/quest-for-a-cure-brain-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Progress in brain cancer research kicks off UH<\/abbr> cancer lecture series"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Photo credit: National Institutes of Health<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Every year, more than 23,000 people in the U.S.<\/abbr> are diagnosed with brain cancer or other nervous system cancers. From 2012 to 2016, an average of 67 adults were diagnosed annually with brain cancer or other nervous system cancers in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. For the most aggressive forms of brain cancer, the average survival time is just 15 to 16 months after a patient is diagnosed and has received standard surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatment. Brain cancer has a higher mortality rate and disability compared to many other cancers due to its location and the lack of screening for early detection.<\/p>\n

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Christina Speirs<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n
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Thomas Noh<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n
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Joe W. Ramos<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n

May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month. To raise awareness, the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Cancer Center<\/a> will kick off its 11th annual Quest for a Cure<\/a> lecture series on May 27, 5–6 p.m., sharing the latest progress in brain cancer research. The free Zoom webinar will give the public an opportunity to learn from two of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s brain cancer experts, Thomas Noh, a neurosurgeon with Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Pacific Health, and Christina Speirs, a radiation oncologist with The Cancer Center of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. <\/p>\n