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...
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...
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...
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...
This summer, Huntsman Cancer Institute welcomed back its PathMaker Programs for Cancer Research. Sixteen students and four secondary school science teachers learned valuable lessons while sharing amazing experiences together.
"The gift that clinical trial participation gives鈥攏ot only to science but to our patients鈥攕hould not be limited by language," says Sadie Gabler, director of the 亚洲自慰视频 of Utah Office of...
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...
Huntsman Cancer Institute has named Kola Okuyemi, MD, MPH, as executive director of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Okuyemi will oversee efforts at HCI to actively counter racism and promote a...
Black, Latinx, and Asian populations have the lowest rates of genetic counseling and testing. These important data can help find inherited mutations that could cause the disease. Huntsman Cancer Institute...
When facing cancer, some people have worse outcomes because of economic, social, cultural, environmental, and geographic disadvantages. These worse outcomes are known as cancer disparities. HCI senior director of population...
In response to a national reckoning on racism in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, HCI made a major commitment to create meaningful changes that would result in...
"Feeling valued as an individual can go a long way toward fostering a sense of belonging," says Jaime Fornetti, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in Huntsman Cancer Institute鈥檚 Welm Lab. To promote...
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...
"I feel a deep sense of responsibility to be a champion for the LGBTQ community," says Troy Williams, executive director of Equality Utah. Troy says he "jumped at the opportunity"...
Huntsman Cancer Institute joins Utah鈥檚 health care systems/hospital to address the public health crisis of racism. As members and leaders from Utah鈥檚 health care organizations, we believe systemic racism is...
