University of Hawaii Cancer Center

UH Cancer Center Director, Dr. Naoto T Ueno, spoke with HPR's Maddie Bender on "The Conversation" about Hawai‘i patients spending millions of dollars on out-of-state cancer care and how the Ho‘ōla Early Phase Clinical Research Center can change that. go.hawaii.edu/noR

Mahalo Pacific Business News for covering the historic launch of the Ho‘ōla Early Phase Clinical Research Center, the first center in the islands dedicated to conducting early phase clinical trials for cancer. Read PBN's story: go.hawaii.edu/iT4 #UHCancerCenter

Mahalo KHON2 for covering the historic launch of the Ho‘ōla Early Phase Clinical Research Center, the first center in the islands dedicated to conducting early phase clinical trials for cancer. See KHON2's story: ow.ly/B6V250ZmB3p #UHCancerCenter#UHCancerCentercares

Mahalo Hawaii News Now for covering the historic launch of Ho‘ōla Early Phase Clinical Research Center, the first center in the islands dedicated to conducting early phase clinical trials for cancer. See HNN's story here: ow.ly/6e7h50ZmB3e #UHCancerCenter#

Researchers at the UH Cancer Center found that at least $230 million was spent on cancer care delivered outside Hawaiʻi between 2021 and 2023. Find out how location and limited cancer care options financially effect patients and the health care system. go.hawaii.edu/iZV

Researchers at the UH Cancer Center and UH Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine were awarded more than $12 million from the National Institutes of Health to establish the Pacific Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in Medicine. go.hawaii.edu/ivp

Join us at "Healing Through Art," a free public workshop on Saturday, July 18, at the UH Cancer Center in Kaka‘ako! Presented by our Susan C. Hirano Cancer CARE Community patient-empowerment program. Pre-register here: go.hawaii.edu/wBi #UHCancerCenter#UHCancerCentercares

June is National Cancer Survivors Month! Throughout the month, our partners at the National Cancer Institute, Office of Cancer Survivorship will highlight resources, stories, research, opportunities to engage across the survivorship community, and more! go.hawaii.edu/wBi

As Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month comes to a close, the UH Cancer Center is highlighting its commitment to improving cancer outcomes for the communities it serves across the Pacific region. To read more: go.hawaii.edu/iUL

The 22nd International Lung Cancer Consortium (ILCCO) 2026 Annual Meeting was held at the UH Cancer for the first time, March 11-13 at the Sullivan Conference Center of the UH Cancer Center. Read about it at this link:go.hawaii.edu/dQi #UHCancerCente

UH Cancer Center researcher Dr. Michele Carbone has been named the recipient of the distinguished 2026 Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research. The National Foundation for Cancer Research honor recognizes Carbone’s groundbreaking discovery. go.hawaii.edu/iwT

Blood-based markers that could improve early, less invasive detection of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) have been identified by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center. Read about it here: go.hawaii.edu/iws #UHCancerCenter#Cancerresearchsaveslives

The UH Cancer Center joins the broader scientific community, family and friends in mourning the passing of pioneering nutrition researcher and educator Dr. Jean Hankin-Jones, who died on March 3, 2026, at the age of 102. go.hawaii.edu/fNi #UHCancerCenter

Congratulations to the researchers from the UH Cancer Center who were selected to present breakthrough studies into triple-negative breast cancer and colorectal cancer at the prestigious American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in San Diego.

Mahalo to the nearly 100 people who joined us in person and online on Saturday 4/18 at our UH Cancer Center for a free workshop on “How Clinical Trials Save Lives," presented by our Susan C. Hirano Cancer CARE Community program. Learn more: here go.hawaii.edu/98i

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY to register for “How Clinical Trials Save Lives”, a free workshop open to the public, and presented by the Susan C. Hirano Cancer CARE Community at the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center. Click her to register: go.hawaii.edu/PGi

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Register by Thursday, April 16 to attend in-person, or online, “How Clinical Trials Save Lives”, a free workshop open to the public, and presented by the Susan C. Hirano Cancer CARE Community at the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center. go.hawaii.edu/PGi

Tomorrow is the deadline to register for “How Clinical Trials Save Lives”, a free workshop open to the public, and presented by the Susan C. Hirano Cancer CARE Community at the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center. More information and registration: go.hawaii.edu/PGi

Learn about clinical trials, how they can benefit those with cancer and who can participate in them, at "How Clinical Trials Save Lives", a free workshop open to the public, at the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center Register here:go.hawaii.edu/PGi

Today is UH Giving Day! Support The UH Cancer Center and help fund cancer research and patient treatment that will save lives in Hawai'i and the Pacific! Your gift today fuels tomorrow’s opportunities. go.hawaii.edu/iAZ