TABLE OF CONTENTS
HO ‘ OLA MANAMANA 1
DIRECTOR ’ S MESSAGE
The University of Hawai ‘ i Cancer Center fosters diversity , health and knowledge through our mission to reduce the burden of cancer through research , education , patient care and community outreach with an emphasis on the unique ethnic , cultural and environmental characteristics of Hawai ‘ i and the Pacific .
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HAWAI ‘ I ’ S FIRST EARLY PHASE CANCER CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER
ALEXANDRA M . BINDER
LANG WU
S . LANI PARK
GRANTS
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY RESEARCH PROGRAM
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MED-QUEST COLLABORATION
SPACE TRAVEL CANCER RESEARCH
MESOTHELIOMA
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COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD
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MICHAEL WONG
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI ‘ I CANCER CENTER
Randall F . Holcombe , MD , MBA Director
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CAROL BOUSHEY
HONORS
MULTIETHNIC COHORT STUDY DISCOVERIES
ART AND PRODUCTION
Managing editor Nana Ohkawa , MBA
Director of Communications
Editors Paula Higuchi , MSW
Sharon Shigemasa , MSN , RN Laura Young
Graphic design : Zakidesign , LLC
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LYNNE WOODDELL
Photographer : Romeo Collado Printing : Service Printers
Cover photo : RIM Architects , conceptual exterior design of Early Phase Cancer
Clinical Research Center