A study by Bismarck Christian Odei, MD, found that over the last 30 years, only 18% of physicians in films were portrayed by women. Odei advocates for more accurate representation.
Investigators have been awarded a grant to find a better way to protect muscle mass in patients. Muscle mass plays a critical role in quality of life and cancer survival.
Huntsman Cancer Institute and Utah Valley University unveil a new groundbreaking partnership aiming to transform health education, advance cancer research, and secure a lasting impact through a $1 million donation.
Researchers find way to decrease cancer deaths among Black people, begin new lung cancer clinical trial, use app to help people manage cancer, and employ games to reduce chemotherapy after-effects.
SCALE-UP Counts was designed to promote COVID-19 testing in local schools. Huntsman Cancer Insitute鈥檚 Yelena Wu, PhD, hopes the insight gained from the program improves cancer screening and education initiatives.
Huntsman Cancer Institute researchers studied estrogen receptor mutations and its connections to endometrial cancer. The findings led to the identification of potential personalized treatments for a cancer with limited options.
Read how scientists reduce infection risk after pancreatic surgery, discover the best cost-effective treatment for prostate cancer, learn which lung cancer patients have the most emergency department visits, and more.
Center for HOPE and Montana State University's Center for American Indian and Rural Heath Equity collaborate on cancer research in areas with persistent poverty, funded by the National Cancer Institute.
This planned expansion in Utah County will make it easier for patients to access advanced cancer research and care, while providing more educational opportunities and engagement with the community.
The new treatment combines a modified cold virus injected directly into a tumor and an immunotherapy drug given intravenously. This breakthrough comes after many years of pre-clinical and clinical studies.
Read about new melanoma treatment practices, how models provide information about a rare adrenal cancer, a potential oral medication for brain cancer, and clinical trials for cancer patients with HIV.
Cairns joins renowned scientists as part of the Royal Society, known for its significant role in many scientific discoveries. Cairns is the second current faculty member elected at the U.
Monica Bertagnolli, MD, former external advisory board member at Huntsman Cancer Institute, was nominated May 15th as the 16th Director of the National Institutes of Health.
