Mission Statement
The mission of the Cancer Research Center of Hawai'i is to reduce
the burden of cancer through research, education, and service with an emphasis
on the unique ethnic, cultural, and environmental characteristics of Hawai'i
and the Pacific.
History
The Cancer Research Center of Hawaii is a research
unit of the University of Hawaii(UH) that wasestablished by
the Board of Regents as a freestanding independent institute in 1981.
Cancer Research Center of HawaiiWhen originally conceived and
organized in 1971, the Center was part of the Pacific BiomedicalResearch
Center. In its early development the Center was supported by National Cancer
Institute (NCI) Planning and Support Grants. In 1979, a construction grant
from the NCI together with local matching contributions, supported the
erection of a five-story building for the Center in downtown
Honolulu.
On July 1, 1996, the Center became an NCI-designated center and
was awarded the Cancer Center Support Grant.
Today, the Cancer Research
Center of Hawaii continues to bring together researchers who focus on
understanding the etiology of cancer and on reducing its impact on the people
of Hawaii.
Location of Cancer
Research Center of Hawaii
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
1236
Lauhala Street
Honolulu, Hawaii
96813
808-586-3010
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