10/07/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/07/2024 18:42
Contact:
Link to video and sound (details below):https://go.hawaii.edu/aUe
WHAT: A press conference was held to announce the University of Hawai'i Cancer Center 's significant milestone, securing a full five-year designation from the federal National Cancer Institute (NCI), and earning a title as an "outstanding" cancer center with its best score in a decade. This designation places the UH Cancer Center in the top 4% of all cancer centers in the U.S., and recognizes its high-quality, impactful work in the global fight against cancer.
WHEN: October 7
WHERE: UH Cancer Center
WHO:
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Link to video and sound (details below): https://go.hawaii.edu/aUe
VIDEO
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Wahine Hula Akala (breast cancer survivors) practicing 0:41-0:53
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SOUNDBITES:
Naoto T. Ueno, UH Cancer Center Director and two-time cancer survivor (:13)
"This funding that we're getting is to continue working to save lives in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific, and we aim to inspire hope for all by fighting to conquer cancer."
Gov. Josh Green, M.D. (:09)
"Anyone in any part of our state now will have an opportunity to live because of the incredible work and research that will get done here."
Susan Hirano, breast cancer "thriver" and patient advocate (:14)
"As a patient, our strongest ally in this fight is hope and knowing what's happening here, I think the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center brings a renewed sense of hope, not only to the islands but to the Pacific."