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HCI Researchers Surprised By Their Own Study's Results

This week's news from Huntsman Cancer Institute is on research just published by HCI researchers into endometrial cancer.

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HCI researchers design new use for pedigrees and discover 2 potentially cancer-causing genes along the way

Huntsman Cancer Institute researchers Nicola Camp and Rosalie Waller have created a new way to use family trees in the search for cancer-causing genes. In testing their new method, they...

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What are Cancer Stages?

Most people have probably heard of different stages of cancer, especially if you know anyone who’s dealt with the disease. The system that’s likely familiar for many is on a scale of 0 to IV, and...

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What are lymph nodes and why do they matter?

You’ve probably heard of your skeletal, immune, and cardiovascular systems. One biological system you may not have heard of is the lymphatic system. What is it, and what are lymph nodes?

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Elephant Genes Could Lead to New Cancer Drug

There's a reason Huntsman Cancer Institute says they have an "elephant doctor" and it's not because they're working on treating cancer in both elephants and humans. In fact, it's because elephants...

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Why Hasn't Cancer Been Cured? It's Complicated

In 1971, in the wake of the eradication of polio and the first man on the moon, then-President Richard M. Nixon signed a bill into law called the National Cancer Act. Jon Huntsman, Sr., served on...

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