Chemo brain affects many cancer patients. Feeling like you’re living in a fog is natural, but this haziness can impact your life. Here are some ways to help you focus...
The Utah National Guard and Honorary Colonels Corps recently presented Susan Sheehan, president and COO of the Huntsman Cancer Foundation, the Bronze Minuteman Award. This award recognizes community leaders who...
Huntsman Cancer Institute melanoma researchers have generated the first "atlas" of where human melanocytes are located in the body. In analyzing the atlas data, the team discovered different types of...
"The gift that clinical trial participation gives—not only to science but to our patients—should not be limited by language," says Sadie Gabler, director of the University of Utah Office of...
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’s 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...
Take a Tongan language tour through Huntsman Cancer Institute’s 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—an inherited condition that increases the risk for certain cancers—she 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...
The University of Utah and Utah Population Database are working to identify, and assist, those exposed to fallout from the Nevada Test Site during the 1950s and 1960s. Heidi Hanson...
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’s 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...