A team from the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center is looking to more accurately determine a woman’s risk for breast cancer. The Hawaiʻi and Pacific Islands Mammography Registry (HIPIMR) will… Read More »Improved breast cancer risk assessment aim of new questionnaire
“Here in Kona we are pretty isolated in terms of what we have for screenings and treatments,” said Jenifer Gorton, a breast cancer survivor and advocate. “Many of us have… Read More »Kona Breast Cancer Conference – Big Island Video News Update for Tuesday – June 13th, 2023
Data driven models, artificial intelligence and new technology were topics of conversation at a three-day symposium on breast cancer at the 10th International Breast Density and Cancer Risk Assessment Workshop… Read More »Early cancer detection for saving lives: Symposium addresses new breast screening technology
At the UH Cancer Center’s AI Precision Health Institute, researchers have been using AI to improve cancer treatments and diagnoses since 2018. AI tools can search through records to find text-based… Read More »What’s Up, Doc? Health Care Trends Toward Progress in Hawai’i – HONOLULU Magazine
In an ongoing effort to understand and treat breast cancer, more than 100 physicians, researchers, allied health professionals and advocates will gather in Kailua-Kona in June to attend the 10th International… Read More »International workshop on breast cancer research headed to Kona
PBS Hawaiʻi created a video discussing the goals of the AI Precision Health Institute, watch it below:
Research that helps identify how age, sex and ethnicity can impact body fat and risk for early cardiovascular disease was nationally recognized by the International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD).… Read More »International award for PhD student’s body fat, heart disease research
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa PhD candidate Lambert Leong has discovered a novel way to detect cancer and cancer risk using non-invasive medical techniques. The molecular bioscience and bioengineering major… Read More »Non-invasive detection of breast cancer earns PhD student dissertation award
A University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center researcher, in partnership with NASA, will measure the body shape and mass composition of astronauts in space. John Shepherd and his team will use 3D optical cameras as… Read More »UH Cancer Center, NASA project to combat astronaut muscle loss
The UH Cancer Center, which has access to 85 clinical trials, is reorganizing, hiring more staff and implementing new strategies in hopes of bringing patient participation back at least to… Read More »University of Hawaii Cancer Center aims to restore clinical trials
