cancer

The American Cancer Society put out a first-of-its-kind report last week. The publication collected cancer facts and figures for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.

Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer of men in Hawaiʻi. However, the study found no significant association between a sexually transmitted infection and advanced prostate cancer.

The University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center received a $100,000 donation from CoolingCancer.org to aid in cancer research.

The Conversation talked to Komen Hawaii Executive Director Rolanda Morgan about a change in emphasis in advance of a fundraising event this Sunday at Kapiʻolani Park.

Cancer research is a multimillion-dollar endeavor in Hawaiʻi. We get details on where some of that funding goes from PBN editor A. Kam Napier.

We have talked about screening but what happens when you get a diagnosis of colon cancer? Can a half hour test save your life? George Stewart, a local man who was surprised by his cancer journey shares his insights about his diagnosis along with board certified gastroenterologist Dr. Ankor Jain. After almost a decade and a half of practicing medicine, he knows the risks of cancer and what all of us can do to prevent it!

Four women a day are diagnosed with breast cancer in Hawaiʻi, according to local nonprofit Breast Cancer Hawaii. The Conversation sat down with President Joanne Hayashi to learn about a new project that emerged during the pandemic.

An American epidemiologist shows us the best tools to fight COVID-19 in the long term, breast cancer patients have a new local resource, and conservation efforts on the North Shore try to give albatross communities a shot.

Researchers at the University of Hawai'i John A. Burns School of Medicine are studying why Native Hawaiians who smoke have a higher risk for lung cancer…

Imagine yourself as a “Disease Detective” trying to stitch together clues about how illnesses like cancer and diabetes affects different ethnic groups.We…