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| Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah |
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Salt Lake City, Utah
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Learn more about clinical trials at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah. Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) is a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer research and patient care center on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Adults with all types of cancer are treated at HCI’s outpatient clinics and 50-bed inpatient hospital. HCI’s multidisciplinary care teams allow clinical oncologists to work closely with scientists and translational researchers to design effective treatment care plans for each patient. HCI operates several clinics that focus on those at higher risk for melanoma and breast, colon, and pancreas cancers because of family cancer history. Patients receive up-to-date information about inherited cancers, opportunities for genetic testing, and personalized cancer screening recommendations. HCI researchers focus on genetic studies at the molecular level as well as population and familial studies to more fully understand the process of cancer and to devise new ways to treat it. Learn more about clinical trials at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah. |
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