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Alvin Kwok, MD, MPH, is a breast reconstruction surgeon who returned to Utah to join the Huntsman Cancer Institute team. He shares with us how breast reconstruction can help patients'...

Christine Stoffel joined Huntsman Cancer Institute's Community Advisory Board to advocate for parents who have, or someday might have, a ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ diagnosed with cancer. She wanted to share her family’s...

On May 6, 2020, Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) CEO Mary Beckerle, PhD, gave her State of HCI address. This event is an annual tradition at HCI, where the CEO reports...

Construction at the Senator Orrin G. Hatch Proton Therapy Center at Huntsman Cancer Institute is well underway. On March 28, a 15-ton proton accelerator arrived and was installed at the...

Today, 5 For The Fight, a global movement inviting everyone to give $5 for the fight against cancer, launched the 5 For The Fight Fellowship. This new program will sponsor...

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ of Utah is deploying its Cancer Screening and Education Bus to assist with COVID-19 testing. Beginning today, the bus will target areas where rates...

Scientists at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ of Utah and collaborators at the ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ of California, San Francisco published research in the journal Nature extending our understanding of the...

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer for men in the United States. About one man in nine will be diagnosed with the disease at some point in his...

Huntsman Cancer Institute’s Geographic Management of Cancer ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ Disparities program (GMaP) is an initiative of HCI’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion and is part of a nationwide program by the...

I’ve heard the new coronavirus is a marathon, not a sprint. Marathon runners have moments when they push themselves, moments when they preserve energy, and moments when they shore up...

When Robert Gamble, 73, reflects on his life, he says he is grateful. At age 73, he lives just outside Idaho Falls, Idaho and speaks lovingly of his wife and...

Most nurses don’t do much sitting while they’re on the job. That’s partly why Amy Fenton, internal medicine nurse at ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ of Utah Hospital, was so excited to sit down...

Recently I caught the tail end of a radio interview with a psychologist discussing the effects of the "new normal" that has been thrust on all of us during the...

When a ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ is diagnosed with any life-threatening disease, especially cancer, the focus shifts to the ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ suffering from that disease—as it should. But what is often forgotten is how...

Rene Vazquez knew he wanted to have kids someday, but at the age of 26, he wasn’t there yet. He was focused on his job and his hobbies as a...

On April 6, 2020, Huntsman Cancer Institute and ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ of Utah ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ received a donation of five tons of hand sanitizer from Huntsman Corporation and LyondellBasell. This first shipment is...

Karen Jensen had a lifelong dream of her dad walking her down the aisle. She was 25, living in Phoenix, about to graduate with a master’s in social work, and...

Our CEO Mary Beckerle shares an update to explain the steps Huntsman Cancer Institute is taking to prevent the spread of COVID-19, also known as coronavirus. Updates are also regularly...

There are times surgeons have to remove part of the face, such as a nose or an ear, in order to save a life. These patients are referred to HCI...

Ruth Centurier-Harris and her family came to Salt Lake City from South Africa in 2015, expecting to be here for a short time. Two years later, Ruth received a devastating...

There are many challenges having a blood cancer with no cure. But we just try to enjoy the time we have. After his multiple myeloma diagnosis in 2015, Kenneth Henderson...

It’s essential to care for not only our physical health but also our mental health. In the current climate (COVID-19, earthquakes, and other life factors), much is out of our...

In an effort to express HCI’s support for those on the front lines of our COVID-19 challenge, HCI’s Beacon of Hope will run in white for the next several days...

Don Ayer, PhD, is a leader in the study of gene regulation and its role in normal and cancer cell growth. He believes the best scientists are the ones who...