As research is showing a trend in higher incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer in younger adults, the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force released new guidelines to be screened for...
When their daughter Morgan was diagnosed with cancer during the pandemic, the Marietti鈥檚 felt helpless. After her treatment was delayed due to a shortage in blood products, they discovered a...
Adam Whitt shares experiences about being a professional baseball pitcher and then being diagnosed with chronic myeloid (or myelogenous) leukemia. Now in remission, he is finding success in another sport鈥攇olf.
Take a Tongan language tour through Huntsman Cancer Institute鈥檚 giant inflatable colon to learn about colorectal cancer. HCI experts show what a healthy colon looks like and how colorectal cancer...
Huntsman Cancer Institute is now offering the Pfizer vaccine as a third dose to immunocompromised patients in our outpatient clinics. Talk to your care team to know if a third...
Everyone has a different cancer story. Genetic testing is a way to help yourself and your family gain a better understanding of the disease. Screening improves treatment options and informs...
Amyloidosis is a rare disease and researchers are trying to find new treatments for the disease. Huntsman Cancer Institute's Amandeep Godara, MBBS, tells you more about the disease, including its...
New research published today in JAMA Oncology reports how two separate DNA changes appear to predict aggressive childhood leukemias when they occur in combination. This study illuminates genetic understanding of...
When Stephanie Griffin learned she had Lynch syndrome鈥攁n inherited condition that increases the risk for certain cancers鈥攕he entered beauty pageants to have a platform where she could raise awareness. Stephanie...
Advanced practice clinicians (APCs) play a vital role at Huntsman Cancer Institute. These care providers are extremely knowledgeable in a breadth of areas and are important members of any care...
A cyclotron manufactures radiopharmaceuticals for positron emission tomography (PET) scans, which help doctors see where cancer is located inside the body. Huntsman Cancer Institute director of cyclotron operations, Brandon Buckway...
With colorectal cancer cases growing in rural populations and among the Pacific Islander community, Huntsman Cancer Institute is taking part in a new initiative. The Screen to Save program aims...
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah announced the appointment of Howard Colman, MD, PhD, as the new co-leader of the Experimental Therapeutics Program. Colman is a physician-scientist at...
U.S. News and World Report has again ranked Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah among the best hospitals in the country for cancer care.
"Everyone gravitated toward Adam. He was an incredible competitor." Despite losing their son to synovial sarcoma, David and Karen Singer have taken up his spirit, Through their fundraising efforts and...
Misinformation on social media continues to spread. In a new study published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, HCI's Skyler Johnson details how harmful information in cancer...
How many times have you Googled something pertaining to your health? How can you be sure the information is accurate? Or from a trained medical professional? Huntsman Cancer Institute鈥檚 cancer...
Max Rosett faced melanoma as a young adult and a decade later, he is cancer free. He describes how he felt after being diagnosed, the outstanding treatment he received at...
HCI patients Don Burbank and Carolyn Larrivee say it was hard to eat during tongue cancer and throat cancer. They share tips about what to eat, what to avoid, and...
Adriana Coletta, PhD, MS, RD, discusses the amazing new work being done for metastatic prostate cancer patients, what the future of exercise cancer research could look like, and her violin...
Bleeding and blood clotting disorders can be very dangerous for people with cancer. Learn about blood clots, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolisms from Yazan Abou-Ismail, MD. He also provides...
Summer makes us want to be active outdoors. But people with cancer may be more prone to heat-related fatigue, hot flashes, sunburn, and dehydration. Huntsman Cancer Institute experts offer tips...
Liver cancer is often diagnosed late, making treatment challenging. Researcher and pathologist Kimberley Evason, MD, PhD, seeks to develop better treatments for advanced liver cancer.
Patients, doctors, scientists, donors, and community members gathered on June 23, 2021 to mark the opening of a major new resource for cancer care in Utah. The Senator Orrin G...
