Prevention leaders convened at Huntsman Cancer Institute for the Mountain West HPV Stakeholder Meeting, to discuss ways to eliminate related cancers through collaboration, research, and innovative strategies.
Natalia Garcia dealt with physical agony after being diagnosed with cervical cancer. Her care team worked with her to personalize treatment and make her remaining days more comfortable.
The Breast and Gynecologic Research Advocate Committee aids researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute by providing valuable first-hand feedback that helps shape the future of cancer care.
Researcher Deanna Kepka shares insights from her HPV workshop with students from Clarke International University in Uganda. Learn how everyone can get involved to promote HPV awareness and prevent cancer.
The Kathryn F. Kirk Center for Comprehensive Cancer Care and Women’s Cancers is a major expansion of Huntsman Cancer Institute, designed with the most advanced cancer care expertise and technology.
Many more Utah teens are getting vaccinated for HPV, protecting them against six types of cancer. The state saw a significant increase in HPV vaccinations after a long history of...
Cervical cancer was once the leading cause of cancer deaths for women in the United States. Now, thanks to the development of early screening techniques, that’s no longer the case...
For decades, researchers have used a line of "immortal" human cells that can be grown over and over in the lab. Known as HeLa cells, they originally came from a...
If one of your family members has or had cervical cancer, you may be wondering about your own risk. The Family Cancer Assessment Clinic at Huntsman Cancer Institute can help...
Did you know cervical cancer can be prevented? The HPV vaccine prevents against infection from the human papillomavirus. This common virus can lead to cervical cancer as well as penile...
What is the human papillomavirus? Who can get HPV? Does HPV cause cancer? Is the HPV vaccine safe? Deanna Kepka, PhD, MPH, can answer that. She is a Huntsman Cancer...
Huntsman Cancer Institute celebrates International Women's Day 2018 in a conversation with Dr. Theresa Werner. Her patients juggle treatment with lives that often include work, a relationship, and motherhood. She...
This January, for cervical cancer awareness, let’s take a moment to think about those who faced this disease in the past, those who are currently suffering from it, and those...
Today patients, donors, dignitaries, and staff of Huntsman Cancer Institute celebrated the groundbreaking of the next major expansion on the cancer campus. The Kathryn F. Kirk Center for Comprehensive Cancer...
HPV vaccination rates still lag far behind other recommended vaccines, and Utah has one of the lowest rates in the nation. Only about 34 percent of Utah adolescents have completed...
