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.
Shreya Goel, PhD, advances cancer care through imaging to assess treatment response. Her lab is developing a safe way to peer deep inside the body without biopsies or toxic agents.
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.
Neeraj Agarwal, MD, led a global study analyzing the combination of two cancer drugs to treat metastatic prostate cancer. Results showed this reduces the risk of cancer progression by 55%.
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.
In February 2023, researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute and the University of Utah used magnetic resonance imaging to locate tumors and high-intensity ultrasound to kill them without surgery.
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.
Read about cutting-edge cancer research centered around elephant genes, a new clinical trial, and grants to study vaccination hesitance in the Mountain West as well as chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
David Wetter, PhD, appointed as inaugural senior director of cancer health equity science. “I feel extraordinary privileged and inspired to be part of our collaborative efforts to serve the Mountain...
Chatbots and artificial intelligence are increasingly becoming more popular to answer questions about health. Researchers studied one of these resources, ChatGPT, to provide incredibly valuable and well-timed insights into the...
Read how researchers discovered genetic markers that hinder pancreatic cancer treatment and mutations that increase sarcoma risk. Then learn how artificial intelligence is helping predict prostate cancer outcomes and see...
Huntsman Cancer Institute is proud to announce Brad Cairns, PhD, as the inaugural recipient of the Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Endowed Chair in Cancer Research given by the 2018 Utah...
