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Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah is a nationally recognized research center and treatment hospital in Salt Lake City. We are the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the Mountain West and serve patients with all types of cancer from Utah, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming. In 2021, we opened the region’s first proton therapy center. We manage the Utah Population Database, the largest genetic database in the world. More genes for inherited cancers have been discovered at our institution than any place in the world, including genes for melanoma and breast, ovarian, colon, head, and neck cancers.

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Huntsman Cancer Institute Researchers Find Link Between Folic Acid and Blood Cell Production

December 27, 2023

Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah discovered that the level of blood and immune cells in mouse model offspring would fluctuate based on the amount of folic acid consumed by their mothers during pregnancy.

Digital Tools Quadruple Rate of Lifesaving Lung Cancer Screening

December 23, 2023

Researchers at University of Utah Health have designed new digital tools that use relevant information from patient health records to prompt doctors to consider lung cancer screening for high-risk patients and provide personalized guidance on screening.

Triple Combination Therapies in RCC: Clinical Trial Insights

December 19, 2023

Experts discuss the potential of triple combination therapies for high-risk renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients and the challenges posed by their toxicity profiles, emphasizing the need for compelling clinical trial data.