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SALT LAKE CITY - Today in
Nature Communications, researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah report critical new insights into how cells mount an attack against melanoma tumors.
Melanoma is an aggressive type of skin cancer that can arise from excess exposure to sun, frequent sunburns, genetics, and other environmental factors. Melanoma, like all cancers, begins within cells. Specially designed and refined over billions of years, cells are experts at working to root out and fix routine errors that arise. A tumor begins when a cell makes faulty copies of itself over and over again. If left unchecked, these faulty cell copies continue to grow into complex ecosystems that become tumors. Some tumors, like melanomas, can go on to develop mechanisms to sustain themselves with blood flow and oxygen. They can also send the cancerous cells through the body to proliferate in other organs, which ultimately causes death.
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Monday, St. Peter s Health announced the decision to affiliate with Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah and bring a higher level of cancer care to the Helena community.
The affiliation with HCI enables patients undergoing cancer and hematology care at St. Peter s Health in Helena, Montana to access a broader variety of treatment options along with top cancer experts at HCI, including those who specialize in rare and complex cancers. Building on the strength of St. Peter’s existing affiliation with University of Utah Health, the oncology affiliation will also expedite care for St. Peter s Health patients requiring sophisticated procedures at HCI and ensure seamless coordination of their ongoing care when they return to the Helena area.
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SALT LAKE CITY - A letter published today by Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) in the
New England Journal of Medicine reports that melanoma mortality among Utahns outpaced that of the rest of the United States during the period from 1975 to 2013. Melanoma death rates have been decreasing in recent years both in Utah and the United States, a trend likely attributable to new, more effective treatments, like immunotherapy. However, melanoma remains the deadliest type of skin cancer, and the incidence of melanoma diagnoses in Utahns is higher than in any other state.
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SALT LAKE CITY - Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) has been awarded a five-year, $3 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to improve Utah s colorectal cancer screening rates. The program will build on an ongoing partnership between HCI s Center for Health Outcomes and Population Equity (HOPE), the U of U s Department of Biomedical Informatics, and the Association for Utah Community Health (AUCH) to deliver health information technology and evidence-based interventions to residents across the state who are most in need, including those who are uninsured and those living in poverty.