Naoto Ueno, UH Cancer Center director, will be speaking about his vision for the future of the Cancer Center and the Center’s efforts with the Hawaiʻi State Cancer Plan. Kevin Cassel, Hawaiʻi Comprehensive Cancer Coalition co-chair and UH Cancer Center researcher will co-emcee this event.
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The UH Cancer Center in partnership with the Hawaiʻi Comprehensive Cancer Coalition within the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health and other collaborating partners will host the free public event, which includes parking and lunch. HeLa cells contributed to the discovery of human HPV causing cervical cancer and the creation of the HPV vaccine, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Nobel Prize-winning developments of the polio vaccines, and much more. HeLa cells quickly made a global impact-they were distributed to researchers across the world, even into space, resulting in substantial advances in research and medicine. They named these cells “HeLa” after the first two letters of her first and last name. Her cells were the first immortal line of human cells that double every 24 hours, allowing researchers to have an indefinite replenishment of these cells to study. Researchers took samples of Herietta’s cancerous tumor during her treatment and were shocked at their discovery. Lacks died only eight months after her cancer diagnosis on Oct. Her cancer was terminal, and unfortunately, at 31 years of age, took her life, despite undergoing treatment. The plan also utilizes data from the UH Cancer Center’s Hawaiʻi Tumor Registry, responsible for cancer surveillance in the state of Hawaiʻi.Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with cervical cancer after experiencing constant pain and extensive vaginal bleeding.
The plan spans prevention, screening, treatment, quality of life, data and research, and is developed with substantial input and critical leadership from UH Cancer Center members. The Hawaiʻi Comprehensive Cancer Coalition, made up of health organizations and cancer survivors, caregivers and cancer advocates, is dedicated to the implementation of the Hawaiʻi State Cancer Plan, a framework for collective action in cancer prevention and control across the state.
Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with cervical cancer after experiencing constant pain and extensive vaginal bleeding.
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