The lymph system moves fluid throughout the body. Lymphedema can happen if lymph vessels are damaged or if lymph nodes were removed during surgery. It can also be a side...
CEO Mary Beckerle, PhD, shares why she is so enthusiastic for the future. Whether it is the new Kathryn F. Kirk Center for Comprehensive Cancer Care and Women鈥檚 Cancers, an...
Huntsman Cancer Institute made a commitment to be an anti-racist cancer center. That meant taking meaningful actions that would result in a more just, equitable, and inclusive environment. Natasha Ovuoba...
Imagine your child is diagnosed with cancer. How would you react? When Sarah Bresee鈥檚 11-year old daughter, Emma, was told she had Ewing sarcoma, a family鈥檚 world was turned upside...
Misinformation on social media is more harmful than ever. After witnessing firsthand how difficult it can be to comb through all the clutter, Huntsman Cancer Institute physician-scientist Skyler Johnson, MD...
After his first year at Huntsman Cancer Institute, chief clinical officer Sachin Apte, MD, MS, MBA, reflects on the highlights. Whether it's ambitious and innovative research initiatives or seeing compassion...
Access to health care is a growing issue, especially in the Mountain West. Huntsman Cancer Institute wants to eliminate economic, social, cultural, environmental, and geographic disparities through partnerships that improve...
Amber Smith, RN, is the first and only breast imaging nurse coordinator at Huntsman Cancer Institute. She helps patients navigate the entire breast biopsy process, providing emotional support, and acting...
Clinical trials provide important information to researchers and could benefit cancer patients during their treatment. In her role as a clinical trials coordinator, Elyse D鈥橝stous is the connection between these...
Neli Ulrich, PhD, MS, cancer center director at Huntsman Cancer Institute, shares some of the innovations and successes of the past year. Whether it鈥檚 a record number of patients involved...
This past year, Huntsman Cancer Institute increased its commitment to the Mountain West by expanding its catchment area. Serving this area of the nation with nearly 10 million people in...
Collaboration is at the heart of Huntsman Cancer Institute鈥檚 culture. Fueled by dedication, lab scientists make progress each day toward understanding cancer from its beginnings. Recently, a pair of studies...
The best way to predict the future may be to understand the past. Researchers with the Utah Population Database (UPDB) want people to be aware of their genetic history in...
The Mountain West region is well known for its natural beauty and its plethora of outdoor attractions and activities. With that time spent in the sun, the risk of melanoma...
Huntsman Cancer Institute is not the same as when it was founded. It is better. Philanthropic investments by more than one million donors are critically important to continue this story...
When University of Utah student Josh Dunn was diagnosed with brain cancer, he remembered something his Sigma Chi brothers always said: "There are strong arms around you always, no matter...
Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute are developing breast cancer models using tumors donated by patients to narrow the number of drugs that might be effective in each tumor based on...
If you have a rare type of cancer, you may face extra challenges than those with a more common type of cancer. Learn what makes rare cancers difficult and what...
About 8,000 people are diagnosed with bile duct cancer each year. But the actual number of cases is likely to be higher, because these cancers can be hard to diagnose...
It can be hard for adults to understand cancer, let alone kids. These resources can help parents explain what cancer means and how to help kids cope with their emotions.
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah is one of the select sites in the United States to offer a new clinical trial for glioblastoma patients, called GBM AGILE...
The ColoCare Study, a major international study of colorectal cancer, has received a five-year renewal and $10 million to fund colorectal cancer treatment innovations. This next phase of the project...
A study published results that in the United States, adults in rural areas were more likely to think fatalistically about cancer and feel overwhelmed by information about cancer prevention than...
If you smoke and are over 50, you should talk to your doctor about a lung cancer screening. Chakravarthy Reddy, MD, describes how a low-dose chest CT scan could be...
